Christopher Nolan blasts Warner Bros dropping entire 2021 slate on HBO Max: ‘It’s not a rational decision’

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releasing its entire slate of 2021 films both in cinemas and on HBO Max.The studio’s upcoming 17 films including The Matrix 4 and Dune, will be available to watch on the streaming service at home on the same day they come out on the big screen.It comes amid upheaval in the film industry due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic with many people choosing to avoid cinemas.The Batman Begins director described the deal as ‘not a very rational business decision’ which has apparently ‘upset a lot of people’.He told People: ‘The way in which they did it — they didn’t tell any of the filmmakers or any of the movie stars involved in those projects for 2021.‘These were people who spent years engaged on projects that were intended to be releases for the.