Welcome to the upside-down pandemic world of Hollywood, where the definition of a box-office success is being redefined by COVID-19.
08.12.2020 - 05:07 / variety.com
Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterMark O’Brien, a longtime syndication sales executive for Warner Bros. and founder of Mighty Oak Entertainment, has died.
He was 63.O’Brien died Nov. 9 at his home in Newport Beach, Calif., after battling health problems.For the past 15 years, O’Brien headed Mighty Oak Entertainment, a production and distribution company that produced comedy and sports clip shows under the “Whacked Out” banner.
Welcome to the upside-down pandemic world of Hollywood, where the definition of a box-office success is being redefined by COVID-19.
Warner Bros. has dated three upcoming features for 2023, including the Mad Max: Fury Road spinoff Furiosa and The Color Purple musical.
It’s a lovely day, and prepare for more to come. Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Pictures announced theatrical release dates for three big event movies tonight — and their intention is that they’re going straight to the big screen, not HBO Max and theaters.
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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWarner Bros. has announced release dates for three of its upcoming films: George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel, titled “Furiosa”; an adaptation of the musical “The Color Purple”; and the family film “Coyote vs.
Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins has said Warner Bros made her change the ending of the first Wonder Woman film “at the last minute”.She explained that it was the studio who insisted on a large-scale superhero battle between Wonder Woman and Ares, the God of War, in the film taking place during World War I.“The original end of the first movie was also smaller, but the studio made me change it at the last minute,” Jenkins told IGN.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterVeteran Hollywood executive Josh Goldstine has emerged as the frontrunner for the president of worldwide marketing post at Warner Bros. Pictures, multiple insiders told Variety.Goldstine is already a consultant for the studio, where he is working on such titles as “Godzilla vs.
Warner Bros has outlined its plans for the online component of its Wonder Woman 1984 release in the UK. The film entered cinemas in the country on Wednesday (December 16) but only roughly a quarter of venues are open due to lockdown restrictions, including none in London.
The industry remains up in arms about Warner Bros.’ decision to send its biggest 2021 movies directly to HBO Max on the same day the titles hit U.S. theaters.
EXCLUSIVE: Eduardo Minett is set to make his English lanuage feature debut as he is set to co-star opposite Clint Eastwood in Warner Bros. Cry Macho, which Eastwood will also direct. Natalia Traven, Dwight Yoakam, Horacio Garcia Rojas and Fernanda Urrejola are also on board. Eastwood has shown a knack for finding fresh new talent to share the screen with over the years including his 2008 drama Gran Torino when he tapped newcomer Bee Vang as his co-star.
Kate Aurthur editorWhen filmmakers gather these days, the conversation tends to turn to how the coronavirus pandemic has decimated movie theaters — as well as to the related topic of Warner Bros.’ bombshell decision to stream its entire 2021 slate on HBO Max the same day they’re to be released theatrically. During a panel among screenwriters for Variety‘s inaugural FYC Fest, Judd Apatow (Universal’s “The King of Staten Island”), Aaron Sorkin (Netflix’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7”), Emerald
In the aftermath of WarnerMedia’s decision to put its entire 2021 slate of films on its HBO Max streaming service the same day the titles open in theaters, the AT&T division seems to recognize the need for damage control — but not quite how to go about it. As Hollywood has revolted publicly against the plan, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar is making rounds of brief calls to the company’s various creative partners, assuring them breezily that everything will be smoothed over before ringing off.
If you plan on watching Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max, or any other Warner Bros. movie coming out in 2021, make sure to do it right away!
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWarner Bros. has shuffled around release dates for three of the studio’s upcoming movies: “Mortal Kombat, “Tom and Jerry” and Hugh Jackman’s sci-fi drama “Reminiscence.”“Mortal Kombat,” a live-action adaptation of the popular video game, was originally set for Jan.
“Reminiscence,” a film starring Hugh Jackman and directed by “Westworld” co-creator Lisa Joy, has been bumped from the Warner Bros. release slate, while the “Mortal Kombat” reboot has slid back by three months to fill that slot.“Mortal Kombat” will now open April 16, 2021 in IMAX, the same day that “Reminiscence” was meant to open.
EXCLUSIVE: Prolific TV creator Matt Miller is extending his long relationship with Warner Bros. TV by renewing his exclusive overall deal with the studio. As part of the new pact, Miller will executive produce Peacemaker, HBO Max’s TV spin-off of James Gunn’s upcoming The Suicide Squad movie, starring John Cena. The eight-episode series hails from Gunn, producer Peter Safran and Warner Bros. TV.
timothée being nervous at the end, wearing that legendary hoodie, remembering to treat people with kindness…and with those hands hidden in his sleeves is all the world need to be a batter place …tonight