EXCLUSIVE: CAA is the latest to blast WarnerMedia on its decision to place its entire 17-film slate on HBO Max at the same time the films are released in U.S.
theaters in 2021. Sources said that at an agency staff meeting, CAA president Richard Lovett read aloud a letter that he sent to WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar, detailing the agency’s beef over the WarnerMedia/HBO Max announcement, along with the repercussions and long term damage the move will do to the theatrical film ecosystem.
Lovett made it clear that the future relationship between the agency and its powerhouse clients are at stake here. I’ve just gotten a copy of the email Lovett sent to Kilar.
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