Warner Bros. to Debut Entire 2021 Film Slate, Including ‘Dune’ and ‘Matrix 4,’ Both on HBO Max and In Theatres1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen Warner Bros. announced that Wonder Woman 1984 would land on the streaming service HBO Max on Christmas, the same time it debuts in theatres, many expected it to be an isolated experiment 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 17 films that includes The Matrix 4, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune remake, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical adaptation of In the Heights, the Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark and The Suicide Squad — will debut both on HBO Max and in theatres on their respective release dates. The shocking move to release movies day-and-date underscores the crisis facing movie theatres and the rising importance of streaming services in the wake of a global health crisis that’s decimated the film exhibition community.
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