Warner Bros. announce they will release ALL films in 2021 on HBO Max as well as select theaters

03.12.2020 - 23:29

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Warner Bros has effectively signed the death warrant for movie theaters up and down the country after it announced plans to release all of its 2021 movies on HBO Max at the same time as they hit cinemas.The studio announced Thursday that all 17 of its 2021 movie releases including hotly-anticipated blockbusters Matrix 4 and The Suicide Squad will be available to subscribers on AT&T's video streaming service to view at no extra cost.Executives said it is a one-year plan to push its new movies out to market while the vast majority of US theaters continue to keep their doors closed due to the pandemic.But the move could cripple the already-struggling cinema industry following years of dwindling ticket sales and a failure to compete with online.

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