Janine Gutierrez welcomes streaming as the future of movies
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Janine Gutierrez is open to the idea that more movies will premiere on streaming sites than traditional cinemas.
One of the possible changes that the COVID-19 pandemic will most likely bring about is a shift in how we consume movies.
More movies have opted for a digital premiere like Disney's much-awaited live action adaptation of Mulan, will Smith and Martin Lawrence's Bad Boys for Life and Margot Robbie's solo Harley Quinn movie Birds of Prey.
Kapuso actress Janine Gutierrez embraces this change.
"I've always felt like doon naman talaga tayo papunta. You can't stop that kind of change. You just really have to adapt. Kung hindi mo siya maunahan, then sabayan mo. That's really where everyone is going," she says in an online interview with select members of the media, including GMANetwork.com.
As a fan of various streaming platforms, she dreams of being part of a straight-to-streaming film .
"Ako, personally I'm such a huge Netflix fan and all these streaming apps. Sobrang nae-enjoy ko din na these streaming sites even have bigger budgets now than some actual Hollywood productions 'di ba? Ang gaganda ng quality kaya matagal ko na ding pangarap to be part of a Netflix film or 'yung ganoong klaseng [production] na it was really made for that platform," she shares.
She reiterates that this is the future of movies, especially during and after the pandemic.
"I really think that we have to adapt because that's where it's going. That's where everything is going and I also wanna be part of it," she says.
Janine is the star of the movie Babae at Baril which was recently chosen as the opening film for 2020 New York Asian Film Festival.
The festival canceled its physical event, usually held in late June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has shifted to a virtual edition which will run from August 28 to September 12.
