Late last year, Warner Bros. made history by announcing that their upcoming 2021 play would also go directly to HBO Max on the same day that films are slated to hit theaters. It was a daring, changing step – and it was immediately resisted. Because as it turns out, the people at Warners failed to notify the filmmakers and actors involved in their upcoming movies of the decision.
Legendary Pictures, which has a deal with Warner Bros. producing and financing films together was perhaps the loudest voice against the idea, claiming that they were very upset about upcoming Legendary / World Cup films. Godzilla teen Kong and Dune would be released in this case. There was even talk of legal action. Now a report indicates that Warner Bros. and Legendary are close to reaching an agreement Godzilla teen Kong, but negotiations involve Dune is in progress.
The story of possible legal action by Warner Bros. and Legendary was involved, appeared in December 2020, indicating that Legendary intended to ‘legalize letters to Warner Bros.’ to challenge the day-and-date release of his two films, which Legendary was not on. consulted before announcing the unprecedented streaming release plan. The film production company was particularly angry with the studio over plans to release Godzilla teen Kong and Dune to HBO Max. And Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve even wrote an article for Variety in which he angrily declared: “With this decision, AT&T hijacked one of the most respected and important studios in film history. There is absolutely no love for theater, nor for the audience here. ”
According to a new article from THR, the negotiations between Legendary and WB over Dune is in progress, but a resolution on Godzilla teen Kong is apparently on hand. As THR states, “An agreement means that the parties have a possible legal confrontation over Warner Media’s surprising decision to put its entire 2021 record on its HBO Max streamer on the same date as the films open in theaters. They also add that ‘The release date is May 21 in theaters, including IMAX, as well as HBO Max. Legendary will release the film in China. ”
What is being solved here if the film is still coming out on HBO Max? The answer: money. Legendaries are likely to get a bigger payday because of this situation. But what about Dune? This remains a more difficult question. It also puts Warners in a difficult position, because as Legendary and those involved in Dune wants to fight the HBO Max release, and WB concedes, it will set a precedent, and other 2021 WB films may want similar treatment. The THR story, for example, indicates this The Matrix 4 director Lana Wachowski is “determined on an exclusive theatrical performance” for the film, which is currently expected to hit HBO Max 22 December 2021.
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