At the same time, online piracy amped up during the pandemic, and was a chief reason why the studios backed away from their “brilliant” (I say that sarcastically) idea to go theatrical day-and-date with movies; Disney’s Black Widow saw its Premium VOD and box office cash siphoned, as did movies like Dune and Suicide Squad.

An unfinished digital version of The Minecraft Movie starring Jack Black recently leaked online via digital pirates, and clips of it have started going viral due to some very silly-looking moments.

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