WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar said the company’s day-and-date movie release strategy has boosted the fortunes of HBO Max but also helped movie theaters eager for new titles during their emergence from Covid-19.“I’d argue we’ve done more for theaters in 2021 than anyone else in Hollywood, by far,” Kilar declared during a newsy, virtual appearance at the MoffettNathanson Media and Communications Summit.
Among other topics, he discussed the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel, June’s launch of an ad-supported tier of HBO Max, and also took a shot at his alma mater, Hulu.Asked numerous times during the 50-minute session about theatrical strategy, Kilar noted, “Lots of different reasonable people will come to different conclusions” about it.For
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