Hotel Transylvania 4 Transformania to skip theatrical run and go exclusively to Amazon Prime

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Yesterday Variety reported the following:

Sony Pictures Animation and Amazon are nearing deal for over $100 million for the animated feature “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” to stream globally on Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned exclusively.
- Variety

Something else to note in the article:

Sony will retain rights to home entertainment, linear TV and Chinese exhibition, according to a source with knowledge of the deal. - Variety

So maybe it will get a 3D Chinese theatrical release. Maybe we will get a 3D Blu-ray but that is up to Sony. The previous Hotel Transylvania movie “ Summer vacation “ never got a 3D Blu-ray release so it is likely that this will follow suit and not get a 3D blu-ray release . Amazon prime video is available worldwide and doesn’t stream in 3D. It might appear on Vudu like how the previous movie ‘ Summer vacation ’ got a digital release . 3D was not mentioned in any of the previous trailers or movie poster (see above) so I wonder if the movie was even converted into 3D:

Trailer 1:

Trailer 2:

Just to recap:

No Theatrical release for Hotel Transylvania 4 Transformania
Hotel Transylvania 4 Transformania will release on Amazon Prime Video
3D Blu-ray release for Hotel Transylvania 4 Transformania is very unlikely
It is plausible that Hotel Transylvania 4 Transformania might release in 3D on Vudu
Hotel Transylvania 4 Transformania may get a 3D theatrical release in China

In closing it looks like Hotel Transylvania 4 Transformania is not going to get a 3D release and it will probably be 2D only. We shall see how this story develops in the future. I imagine that other animated movies aimed for children may consider a digital release as the covid-19 pandemic continues.

To learn more about Hotel Transylvania 4 Transformania go to the official Sony website below:

https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/hoteltransylvania