It sounds like Cannes wants Apple to have him cut it down a bit to program it in the festival - and also they need to guarantee a traditional theatrical release in order for it to play
Yeah, a Scorsese film starring Jeremy Allen White is a pitch all on its own. Gonna need it to happen.
If it wasn't for New York, New York, Scorsese's six film run from Mean Streets to After Hours would be hard for any director to beat.
Streamers realizing "wait, you can make money in theaters? And then that movie will then be more valuable on our service later on? Rather than falling into an endless void?" has been very satisfying
Netflix remains the only one that refuses to acknowledge that theatrical helps since their whole business proposition is "stay subscribed to us or fuck off"
Glass Onion may have changed that a little bit. They seem to be occasionally be going to theaters 2-4 weeks before the Netflix premiere.