On November 12, Disney's streaming media platform Disney was officially launched. At present, Disney has 7,500 drama series and more than 500 movies. This huge film source library has attracted a large number of fans: in just two days, the number of subscribers exceeded 12 million, which is full of momentum.
In addition to many classic works, Disney also launched a series of exclusive film and television dramas. The first wave of the best performance was the derivative drama "The Mandalorian" from the "Star Wars" series. With an IMDb of 9.2 points, 94% freshness of rotten tomatoes, and 9.3 points on Douban, "The Mandalorian" won a beautiful start for Disney.
"Space Westerns", really not bad money
This series "The Mandalorian", created by the director of "Iron Man" and "The Lion King", Jon Feiru, has a story timeline set in the fall of the Galactic Empire and Before the appearance of the First Legion, tell the story of a Mandalorian lone ranger who is far from the edge of the galaxy controlled by the New Republic.
The first episode of "The Mandalorian" was written by Jon Feiru. Director Dave Filoni directed "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars: The Rise of the Rebels" series of animated series. The first episode created a desolate world familiar to Star Wars fans, telling a western story. Stars and seas, deserts, gobi, warships, lightsabers, robots, spaceships, and strange-looking races and monsters emerge in endlessly in the drama, bringing fans back to the world of Star Wars. The quality of the picture and the various grand scenes make the fans amazed. : "It's completely top-level configuration, it's not lost to the production of the movie version, Disney is really not short of money."
Anonymous protagonist, not many people are ruthless
The Mandalorian is a famous fighting nation in the Star Wars world. They originated from the ancient humanoid race Tangen, advocating the spirit of warriors. Any race attracted by the Mandalorian culture can join them, but must accept a completely militarized lifestyle. The ancient Mandalorians were even famous for defeating Jedi Knights. According to the animated series "Star Wars: The Rise of the Rebels", even the Galactic Empire dare not set foot in the Mandalorian realm. The protagonist of the
series is a taciturn bounty hunter who goes to a star on the edge of the galaxy to hunt down fugitives. When he found that the reward task he had accepted was to kill a "Baby Yoda", he killed his companion without saying a word. It is worth mentioning that this Mandalorian not only has no name throughout the article, but has not taken off the iconic Mandalorian helmet-you know, his actor is a very popular in "Game of Thrones" "Red Viper" Pedro Pascal. This made many fans feel worthless for idols, and fans left a message: "Pedro Pascal, you deserve a name." The second season of
is filming, and the movie version is expected to be
"The Mandalorian" has a enthusiastic response, which makes Disney Also overjoyed. Jon Feiru announced on the social network a few days ago that the second season officially started shooting. He exposed the iconic Mandalorian helmet with the text: "Greetings from the second season of "The Mandalorian"."
Disney Pictures Chairman Alan Horn revealed in an interview with "Variety", "The Mandalorian" may go from a small screen to a big screen: ""The Mandalorian" has proven to be very successful, so if this series has been able to attract the attention of fans, we may reverse it into a "Star Wars" "Series of movies, boarded the theater."
Disney is strong enough, Netflix does not persuade
in just two days, "sucking fans" 12 million, Disney's results are indeed worthy of Disney's pride. In order to break out of the streaming media war, Disney has been preparing for a long time: in 2016, they acquired the equity of streaming media technology company BAMTech, laying the technical foundation for Disney; in 2017, Disney began to terminate the agreement with Netflix, no longer Provide it with new content; after a fierce battle, it successfully acquired 20th Century Fox, further expanding the content library.
Disney is quite good in terms of price, and the package is only $6.99/month and $69.99/year. In contrast, Netflix’s standard package price is US$12.99/month, and the lowest package price is US$8.99/month; HBO’s streaming service is US$14.99/month. Disney’s goal is: by 2024, Disney will have 60 to 90 million subscribersthe amount. Wedbush analysts said that according to the current development trend, Disney may complete the target two years in advance.
Disney CEO Bob Eagle is also quite optimistic about the prospects of Disney: "For us, nothing is more important than doing this (streaming) well." Bob Eagle also said , Disney will continue to launch new content. In the next 5 years, users can watch 620 movies, 10,000 TV series and 60 original content customized for the platform on Disney.
Faced with the turbulent Disney, Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos is still optimistic that with its investment in original programming, Netflix is ready to deal with competitors: "We will not be distracted by competition. "Sarendos said that Netflix will have to rely entirely on its own content, which is why they are investing so aggressively in originality. It is understood that Netflix's content costs this year reached approximately $15 billion, including a five-year cooperation agreement signed with the classic American drama "Game of Thrones" creators David Benioff and D·B·Weiss. (Reporter Shao Ziheng)
