Warner Bros. Under Siege: "No One Is Angry at the Streamers — It’s These Guys"

hollywoodreporter.com:

In the aftermath of WarnerMedia’s decision to put its entire 2021 slate of films on its HBO Max streaming service the same day the titles open in theaters, the AT&T division seems to recognize the need for damage control — but not quite how to go about it.

As Hollywood has revolted publicly against the plan, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar is making rounds of brief calls to the company’s various creative partners, assuring them breezily that everything will be smoothed over before ringing off.

And the offers that follow? One producer involved in the mess tells The Hollywood Reporter that what’s been proposed so far is “woefully inadequate” and “adds insult to injury.” An agency source references Kilar’s Dec.