10
Apr
It’s ironic in a way that a movie as evanescent and inconsequential as Trolls World Tour — the sequel to the 2016 hit Trolls, based on the cute little Danish dolls — could have potentially earthshaking ramifications for the movie business. Trolls World Tour was once set to open today (April 10) in a normal, wide theatrical release, but those plans were crushed by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent closing of movie theaters worldwide. Universal Pictures, distributor of the Dreamworks Animation-produced film, decided to stick with the release date anyway, launching the film primarily online as an…