Posted on 12/03/2020 11:18:32 AM PST by EdnaMode
When Warner Bros. announced that “Wonder Woman 1984” would land on the streaming service HBO Max on Christmas, the same time it debuts in theaters, many expected it to be an isolated case in response to an unprecedented pandemic.
Instead, the studio will deploy a similar release strategy for the next 12 months. In a surprising break from industry standards, Warner Bros.’ entire 2021 slate — a list of films that includes “The Matrix 4,” Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” remake, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical adaptation of “In the Heights,” “Sopranos” prequel “The Many Saints of Newark” and “The Suicide Squad” — will debut both on HBO Max and in theaters on their respective release dates. The shocking move to simultaneously release movies day-and-date underscores the crisis facing movie theaters and the rising importance of streaming services in the wake of a global health crisis that’s decimated the film exhibition community.
Warner Bros.’ 2021 release slate also includes Denzel Washington’s thriller “The Little Things,” biographical drama “Judas and the Black Messiah,” a remake of “Tom and Jerry,” “Godzilla vs. Kong,” video game adaptation “Mortal Kombat,” “Those Who Wish Me Dead,” “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It,” “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” “Reminiscence,” James Wan’s “Malignant” and sports drama “King Richard.”
In the short term, the move will inject some welcome buzz into HBO Max, a Netflix challenger that launched last spring without generating much sizzle. One of WarnerMedia’s key rivals, the Walt Disney Company has strengthened its share price because of its investment in streaming offerings such as Disney Plus even as its core theme parks and film businesses have cratered. WarnerMedia and its corporate parent AT&T are likely making the move with an eye towards pleasing Wall Street.
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The other “shocking crisis” is that no one wants to watch “woke” crap. Surprise!
Nothing new. Remakes and ad nauseum sequels.
Maybe “Godzilla vs Kong” will actually feature Godzilla and Kong as major characters rather than as just window dressing for some stupid plot about a stupid man and his stupid family.
MATRIX 4!!!!
What will the Wachowski Broth...er uh SISTERS come up with next!
Matrix 2 & 3 sucked compared to the original. As much as I want Dune to be good, I’m not optimistic.
Maybe “Godzilla vs Kong” will actually have the monsters fight or even be shown in daylight, instead of every scene happening in the dark of night to hide the crappy CGI.
Seems like there’s a lot of action in the 1962 film that pits the two against each other.
The last Godzilla movie was lit so dark I could never see what was going on. I gave up before I ever did see the monster.
barely went to them anymore prior to this. Too expensive, rude people, ect
What are you talking about? Those were masterpieces. The Wachowskis correctly predicted that in the future human existence would be one constant huge Rave! And everyone would dress like they are in a Road Warrior movie!
Most of those monster movies have stupid humans getting in the way of our giant monster fights.
Though they REALLY over did it in the last one.
in addition to Matrix 4
Maybe Bill and Ted will visit the Matrix.
Whoaaaa!
Honestly, I much prefer watching at home. For some perhaps not and theaters as they exist now will probably be downsized.
Is that the director?
Hollywood..... the indoctrination center for the impressionable young.
Corporate advertising comes in a close second.
I’ll watch WW84. But not one other film on that list even remotely interests me.
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