First against such a move came forward cinemas for which this solution incurs obvious financial losses. Then prominent figures of the industry began to appear on the stage – director Christopher Nolan was so unhappy with Warner Bros. that named HBO Max is “the worst streaming service.”-
The director believes that the studio needed to consult with the authors of the paintings before taking such a global step that looks “ill-considered”.
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However, Nolan’s voice is just one of many examples of anger in the movie world. According to a number of players, the studio “Made a huge mistake”… Some agents began to receive a series of calls from their clients, which were quite furious.-
Behind the scenes, people began to actively consult with guilds and lawyers to challenge Warner’s decision – as already does Studio Legendaryinvested in Dune and Godzilla v Congo… The director of the film seems to be dissatisfied with the move of “Dune” Denis Villeneuve.-
Contrary to speculation, sources The Hollywood Reporter report that the idea of the transfer was not the owners of Warner, but the studio itself. It seems that in this way its representatives tried to avoid the humiliating film distribution indicators that could await them against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The second reason is the desire to spur the number of active subscribers of HBO Max, which so far represents only 8.6 million, which is against the background of competitors in the face of Disney and Netflix looks like a pitiful indicator.
Conglomerate AT&Towning WarnerMedia, supported this move, but ruined his reputation. Some believe that bosses in firms do not understand how the film industry works and the relationships between its participants. Only one of the senior representatives of the studio spoke about the potential risks and the need for contracts.
Head Warner Toby Emmerich allegedly spent the entire weekend on the phone, assuring the authors that the films of 2022 will be released in cinemas. But against the background of the recent decision, not everyone was ready to believe him.
Emmerich, by the way, was one of those who believed The Joker unsuccessful project, trying to cut his budget so that Todd Phillips refused to work.
From the point of view of some, the studio is pointlessly sacrificing the potential earnings that could be obtained from selling films in various forms and renting them to services around the world. Warner is also trying to pretend that pirates won’t pounce on new premieres by spreading them around the world – and that pisses the industry off too.
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Another problem was the additional payments that Gal Gadot per release “Wonder Women 1984” on the service. The studio wants to give some compensation in the future to the participants of other films that will go to HBO Max, but this money will be significantly less than tens of millions of Gadot.-
Such large sums are paid in this case also because the studio really wants to get a three-piece tape about Diana.
According to rumors, remained a similar move unhappy Margot Robbie, Kianu Reeves, Angelina Jolie, James Gunn and many others.-
Warner studio hopes to be supported by other market players, in particular – Disney. However, sources suggest that the latter will not take such a radical step. Instead, she will move her premieres gradually and carefully.
