EXCLUSIVE: The Doug Liman-directed heist movie/romantic comedy Lockdown has been acquired in a major worldwide rights deal by WarnerMedia.
The intention is to have the picture premiere early 2021 as an HBO Max Original. It’s more evidence of the streamer building up its arsenal of original programming as it adds subscribers, coming after the decision to premiere Wonder Woman 1984 on the HBO Max streaming site in the U.S.
on Christmas Day.Lockdown has a strong ensemble cast led by Anne Hathaway, Ben Stiller, Stephen Merchant, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lucy Boynton, Ben Kingsley, Mindy Kaling and Dule Hill.
Steven Knight wrote the script.Fully financed by Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, the film became a hot title at the virtual Toronto Film Festival
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