Following the one-month HBO Max access period domestically, each film will leave the platform and continue theatrically in the U.S. and international territories, with all customary distribution windows applying to the title.
And get a load of what you'll be able to see in-home next year: Denzel Washington's The Little Things, Judas and the Black Messiah, Tom & Jerry, Godzilla vs. Kong, Mortal Kombat, Those Who Wish Me Dead, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, In the Heights, Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Suicide Squad, Reminiscence, Malignant, Dune, The Many Saints of Newark, King Richard, Cry Macho and Matrix 4.
This morning's release reads, `The hybrid model was created as a strategic response to the impact of the ongoing global pandemic.` Movie theaters aren't apt to be entirely happy with this and it will be interesting to see what they charge for admission to the Warner Bros' movies. Exhibition busted their butts to get open for Tenet, and today's news may come to some as a thumb in the eye.
That said, look at WarnerMedia's dilemma: Is it better for the studio to re-shelve its entire slate and collect dust and interest charges? And for those theaters that are open, is it fair that they don't have any notable product to play?
