by Rebecca Keegan, Natalie Jarvey, Pamela McClintock
December 16, 2020, 6:00am PST
As the long-delayed DC Comics sequel finally debuts on HBO Max and in theaters it serves as the litmus test for an unprecedented release strategy. Top studio brass weigh in on whether the “movie business will ever be the same.
Less than three weeks before WarnerMedia would announce a radical and sweeping new release strategy one that would alienate much of Hollywood with remarkable speed its top executives shared a lunch on the Burbank studio lot that few knew would prove so momentous. At the time, the agenda seemed significant but contained: what to do about the studio’s long-delayed tentpole,
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Warner Bros. has shifted the release dates for some of its most anticipated titles once again in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
The films “Mortal Kombat,” “Tom and Jerry” and the Hugh Jackman-led science-fiction drama “Reminiscence” have seen their release windows adjusted in 2021. The move comes as the studio continues to tinker with its usual release method while theaters remain closed and audiences continue to avoid visiting their local cinema in an effort to curtail the spread of the virus.
According to Variety, the adaptation of the video game “Mortal Kombat,” which was originally scheduled for release on Jan. 15, will now release on April 16. That bumps “Reminiscence” from its mid-April release to a yet-to-be-determined date. Meanwhile, the live-action animated hybrid “Tom and Jerry” was actually moved up a week to Feb. 26 instead of March 5.
Norwalk movie theater to reopen Friday
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After being closed since March due to the pandemic, Bow Tie Cinemas has announced its Ultimate Royale 6 theater on Westport Avenue will reopen on Friday.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media
NORWALK Bow Tie Cinemas has announced its Ultimate Royale 6 theater on Westport Avenue will reopen on Friday after being closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ultimate Royale 6 is the second of the movie theater chain’s seven Connecticut locations to reopen, according to a statement from the Ridgefield-based company. The Ultimate Majestic 6, which reopened in August in Stamford, was the first of the franchise’s Connecticut theaters to reopen, the statement said.
The Directors Guild of America is none too pleased with WarnerMedia’s decision to release its full slate of 2021 Warner Bros. Pictures films on HBO Max as they’re simultaneously being released in theaters, calling the move unacceptable.
In a letter sent on Dec. 8 to Ann Sarnoff, chair and CEO of WarnerMedia Studios and Network Group, the DGA s national director Russell Hollander said Warner’s decision runs “contrary to both the long-standing relationship between the DGA and Warner Bros. and explicit representations made by senior executives to the DGA on this very issue, according to Deadline.
“We intend to take appropriate actions to protect the rights and interests of our members and request an immediate meeting to discuss this matter,” the letter reads.