Christopher Nolan Slams
Warner Bros.’ 2021 Streaming Plan.
Nolan spoke out about
Warner Bros.’ new plan to simultaneously
release all 17 of their planned 2021 films
on HBO Max and in theaters. .
Movies slated for release include ‘Dune,’
‘In the Heights’ and ‘The Matrix 4.’.
In a statement to ‘The Hollywood Reporter,’ Nolan
called HBO Max “the worst streaming service.”.
Some of our industry’s biggest filmmakers
and most important movie stars went to
bed the night before thinking they were
working for the greatest movie studio .., Christopher Nolan, to 'The Hollywood Reporter'.
... and woke up to find out they were working
for the worst streaming service, Christopher Nolan, to 'The Hollywood Reporter'.
Nolan continued, saying the movie studio is “dismantling”
the “incredible” distribution machine they had in place.
Warner Bros. had an incredible machine for
getting a filmmaker’s work out everywhere,
both in theaters and in the home, and they
are dismantling it as we speak, Christopher Nolan, to 'The Hollywood Reporter'.
In a separate statement to ‘Entertainment Tonight,’
Nolan said the 2021 movies are being used as a
“loss-leader” for a “fledgling streaming service.”.
[The films] are meant to be out there
for the widest possible audiences …
And now they're being used as a
loss-leader for the streaming service —
for the fledgling streaming service —
without any consultation, Christopher Nolan, to 'Entertainment Tonight'