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The pandemic hit hard this year, and Warner Brothers has made some risky decisions such as sending Christopher Nolan’s Tenet to theaters and bringing Wonder Woman 1984 to theaters and shortly after into the HBO Max streaming service. With 2020 coming to an end, the film entertainment company has given filmgoers another early holiday present.
In a report by The Hollywood Reporter, the studio will bring its seventeen-film slate for 2021 to HBO Max “for a one-month window that starts the same day they will be available in [United States] theaters.” The titles of the reputed films are as follows:
- The Little Things (dir. John Lee Hancock) – Jan. 29th
- Tom & Jerry (dir. Tim Story) – Mar. 5th
- The Many Saints of Newark (dir. Alan Taylor) – Mar. 12th
- Reminiscence (dir. Lisa Joy) – Apr. 16th
- Godzilla vs. Kong (dir. Adam Wingard) – May 21st
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (dir. Michael Chaves) – Jun. 4th
- In the Heights (dir. Jon M. Chu) – June 18th
- Space Jam: A New Legacy (dir. Malcolm D. Lee) – July 16th
- The Suicide Squad (dir. James Gunn) – Aug. 6th
- Dune (dir. Denis Villeneuve) – Oct. 1st
- King Richard (dir. Reinaldo Marcus Green) – Nov. 19th
- The Matrix 4 (dir. Lana Wachowski) – Dec. 22nd
- Cry Macho (dir. Clint Eastwood)
- Judas and the Black Messiah (dir. Shaka King)
- Malignant (dir. James Wan)
- Mortal Kombat (dir. Simon McQuoid)
- Those Who Wish Me Dead (dir. Taylor Sheridan)
This is a serious move that has not been made before and disrupts the way audiences attend viewings of their favorite films in theaters, but again, Warner Brothers is only trying to respect the rules of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Representatives at WarnerMedia state such a move is “a win-win for film lovers and exhibitors” that “serves our fans, supports exhibitors and filmmakers, and enhances the HBO Max experience, creating value for all.” The streaming service is currently only available to persons in the United States, but this slate of films will be set to appear in theaters internationally as planned.
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Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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