A real bang shakes the film world: All Warner blockbusters of 2021 will be available directly as a stream. More on Netzwelt.
- Revolution in the cinema? The Warner Bros. studio will release all 17 titles for the coming year directly on HBO Max.
- The unique development is due solely to the Corona crisis and should enable every viewer to enjoy the film.
- “Wonder Woman 1984”, “Matrix 4”, “The Suicide Squad”, “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “Dune” go straight to the Warner streaming service.
- There are no additional costs for HBO Max subscribers.
- For Germany it is not yet known how the Warner films will be released.
The corona pandemic continues to change the world: The venerable film studio Warner Bros. announces that all 17 Warner titles of the year 2021 will be broadcast on the in-house streaming service HBO Max be released at the same time as the cinema release! The “unique one-year plan” is intended to ensure that viewers who do not yet want to venture into the cinemas can enjoy hotly anticipated titles such as “Matrix 4“, the comic sequel” The Suicide Squad “or the monster clash” Godzilla vs. Kong “come.
Some time ago Warner Bros. announced that “Wonder Woman 1984” with Gal Gadot in the title role on December 25, 2020 in the USA will be available in parallel in (open) cinemas and on HBO Max. As various US industry media now unanimously report, Warner Bros. is expanding this strategy for the entire upcoming cinema year and all 17 titles in the studio.
This is how the new release model works
Warner films start up HBO Max and are then available on the streaming service for 31 days at no additional cost. After that, the usual home entertainment evaluation starts, and the titles can be around Amazon Video and other portals can be borrowed and bought. Those responsible for Warner emphasize that this is a one-time process that is solely due to the Corona crisis. However, it remains to be seen whether such an unprecedented development can be completely reversed.
These Warner blockbusters are heading to HBO Max
In addition to “Wonder Woman 1984”, “Matrix 4”, James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” and “Godzilla vs. Kong”, there are also Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune”, “Space Jam 2”, “Conjuring 3: Under the Spell of the Devil” “, the video game adaptation” Mortal Kombat “, the”Sopranos“-Prequel “The Many Saints of Newark” und der Serienkiller-Thriller “The Little Things” mit “Mr. Robot” Rami Malek zu HBO Max.
In Germany on Sky?
The situation in Germany is still unclear at the moment. Warner Bros. is closely related in this country Sky and a release of the Warner blockbusters seems likely there. However, this does not necessarily have to happen on the day of the cinema release, as in the USA. In the medium term, it will be of particular importance how the corona crisis develops: Are the cinemas opening again? Can you operate at full or limited capacity?