Barry Jenkins is one of the most exciting voices in American film working today. That’s pretty undeniable.
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WarnerMedia chief Jason Kilar offered some fresh thoughts and a sprinkling of numbers about HBO Max’s progress and outlook, emphasizing the boost expected to come from the forthcoming ad-supported tier.
“We have worked hard to earn more of consumers’ precious time, and it’s working,” Kilar said. The service, which launched just prior to Kilar’s arrival as CEO of WarnerMedia last spring, is also reaching a “younger, more engaged audience” than linear HBO, he added. About 43% of HBO Max viewers
Barry Jenkins is one of the most exciting voices in American film working today. That’s pretty undeniable.
, the two titans will finally face off on the big screen (or whatever sized screen you have at home), with the promise that one will fall. So, who are you rooting for?The movie's human cast includes Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler and Demián Bichir.
HBO Max has added Diana-Maria Riva, Juan Javier Cardenas and more to the cast of its upcoming family comedy pilot The Gordita Chronicles, from Josh Berman’s Osprey Productions, Zoe Saldana’s Cinestar Pictures and Sony Pictures TV. Also joining the cast are Savannah Nicole Ruiz, Noah Rico and Cosette Hauer.
What attracted you to “Genera+ion?”[The fact] that it was created by this teenager and her dad. Zelda Barnz [the teenager] is just an incredibly smart, intuitive, conscious human being.
It’s a certain kind of man who can rob the female orgasm of joy through data mining, and in HBO Max’s “Made for Love,” that man is Byron Gogol (Billy Magnussen), entrepreneur, tech genius, and serial creep. After coating the world in screens designed to connect consumers but intended to surveil them, he’s sorta kinda almost perfected his masterpiece, also called Made For Love.
Brittany Murphy’s life and death are set to be explored in a new HBO documentary series. The ‘Clueless’ star passed away in 2009 at the age of 32 from pneumonia and combined drug intoxication, and after her husband Simon Monjack died less than a year later of the same cause, speculation began to spread about the circumstances of Brittany’s death, which was officially ruled as an accident.
The brief life of actress Brittany Murphy will be placed under the microscope for a two-part docuseries, set to air on HBO Max.
Zack Snyder's long-fabled director's cut of the 2017 DC Comics film — the filmmaker had to step down from the original film due to family tragedy — is set to premiere on HBO Max on Thursday, March 18.«The most important thing to get right was just the honesty of the movie and just be honest with the stuff I wanted to do and my vision for the movie,» Snyder recently told ET of the film. «I really wanted to make it as uncompromised as I could.»Here's everything you need to know about how to watch
EXCLUSIVE: Devere Rogers (My Spy, Sherman’s Showcase) has been cast as a series regular opposite Patti LuPone and Erinn Hayes in OK Boomer, a multi-camera comedy pilot from creator Todd Linden (Happy Endings, Alexa & Katie), the late Jamie Tarses’ Fanfare and Sony Pictures TV.
This morning during AT&T’s Investor Day, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar announced that the streamer’s No. 1 watched series The Flight Attendant will be debuting its second season in the spring of 2022. No specific date was given as the writers’ room has recently gathered.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe ad-supported version of HBO Max, set to launch in June 2021, already has $80 million in upfront advertising commitments, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar said.Kilar, speaking Friday at AT&T’s analyst and investor day presentation, didn’t reveal key details of the HBO Max AVOD tier like pricing and ad load.In terms of content, the only difference between the ad-supported HBO Max and the regular $14.99-per-month premium service is that the the AVOD tier will not
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar earned $52.1 million in 2020 after being appointed during the year, beginning with the firm on May 1.Kilar earned a base salary of $1.66 million, and added $49.2 million in stock awards to his overall pay. AT&T CEO John Stankey made $21 million in 2020, down slightly from $22.5 million in 2019, the telecom giant has disclosed in a regulatory filing.
“Euphoria,” there’s a new edgy show about teen sexuality. Called “Generation” (styled as “Genera+ion”) and premiering on HBO Max on Thursday, March 11, the drama follows a cast of teen characters through their friendships, high school lives and romances.
Jason Kilar, the CEO of WarnerMedia, earned a total of more than $52 million in 2020 according to an SEC proxy filing Thursday by parent AT&T.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorJason Kilar, who has served as CEO of WarnerMedia since May 2020, has a compensation package worth about $17 million per year in cash and stock, according to a regulatory filing.Kilar’s base annual salary is $2.5 million, plus $2.5 million in short-term bonus and $12 million in stock, per AT&T’s proxy fling Thursday.“To attract Mr.
Patti LuPone and Erinn Hayes have been tapped as the adult leads in OK Boomer, a multi-camera comedy pilot from creator Todd Linden (Happy Endings, Alexa & Katie), the late Jamie Tarses’ Fanfare and Sony Pictures TV where the company continues to be based.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterPatti LuPone and Erinn Hayes have signed on to star in the HBO Max comedy pilot “OK Boomer,” Variety has learned.In the show, a self-centered boomer (LuPone) shows up at her estranged daughter’s (Hayes) house hoping to live off the family’s money, but forms an unexpected bond with her progressive granddaughter who’s quick to challenge her on their differing views, of which there are plenty.LuPone’s character, Barbara, is described as a comically outrageous, wildly
, starring Justice Smith, is the latest provocative and must-watch series to flip the teen genre on its head following recent HBO dramas and. Created by Zelda Barnz and her father, Daniel, and co-executive produced by Lena Dunham, the HBO Max dramedy offers a new, authentic portrayal of a diverse group of high school students and an unashamed exploration of modern sexuality.
wrote Twitter user @ThenDougSaid Monday.The mishap happened just 10 days before “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” is slated to hit HBO’s streaming service.HBO confirmed the glitch in a statement to the Wrap, and noted it was removed quickly.“Zack Snyder’s Justice League was temporarily available on HBO Max and the error was addressed within minutes,” a spokesperson told the outlet.Other fans also posted screenshots and clips of the film on Twitter, which have not yet been removed.@hbomax I'm trying
With the early-2021 film schedule in shambles after more studios delay their features into the second half of the year, the controversial deal by WarnerMedia to release its 2021 WB features in theaters and HBO Max simultaneously is starting to look less crazy than it once did. That said, it’s still a scary proposition and a sign that theatrical releases may not ever be the same.