The Directors Guild of America has criticized Warner Bros.
over the studio’s decision to release its entire 2021 theatrical slate simultaneously on the HBO Max streaming service, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter.DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander sent a letter to Warner Bros.
CEO Ann Sarnoff demanding a meeting to address issues with the plan, specifically about how films that are streamed will be valued, sources told THR.
The letter from the DGA referenced a 2019 meeting with Sarnoff to that issue.The DGA and Warner Bros.
have declined to comment.
SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America have not commented on the Warner Bros.
announcement last week that all 17 of its 2021 titles — including the fourth “Matrix,” “The Suicide Squad,” “Godzilla v.
Kong,” “Dune” and “In the Heights” — would debut on HBO Max immediately upon their theatrical release as parent company WarnerMedia faces the prospect of moviegoers
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