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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There was a Matrix 2 & 3 ?
A new-release 4K rip the moment the movie finishes playing on HBOMax. Theaters are smoked.
“Space Jam: A New Legacy,”
Who the heck demanded a sequel to that? Money launderers?
I live in a very rural area.
The nearest “fancy” Theater is over an
hours drive away.
Cerwin Vega speakers, 160 Watt per channel
surround sound, big screen TV, 8 pounds of Orville Reddenbacker popcorn, case of beer, nice confy
recliner, and a pause button on the remote.
Why would you go to a public place to suffer
the indignity?
If Godzilla doesn’t win, then the fix is in.
Dune’s the only one I really want to see, and I’ll definitely be seeing that in the theater, if any are still open next year, that is.
I would watch the Sopranos prequel...I wasn’t aware they were making one.
>Dune’s the only one I really want to see, and I’ll definitely be seeing that in the theater, if any are still open next year, that is.
Dittos & then some. Have been hearing very good things about it for some time now and given Villeneuve’s vision of Bladerunner 2049 I’m pumped. The rest of the line-up - MEH ! I highly doubt I would waste the time to watch any of them even if they were on free media.
I’d be torn between that and Megaforce’s desert uniforms. I would need to lose 50 pounds.
Mmm... Cerwin Vega. :)
Got a pair of the 12” models myself, along with a Klipsch subwoofer. Good times.
I doubt I’ll ever set foot inside a movie theater again.
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