BREAKING: WB's Entire 2021 Slate Will Debut on HBO Max, Too - Ep 339

BREAKING NEWS: AHHHHH!!!!! Warner Bros moved their entire seventeen film 2021 slate to HBO MAX. What are these movies? Will they be a success on streaming? And of course, WTF does it all mean for movie theaters and the film industry as we know, or knew it? WB PUTS ALL 2021 MOVIES ON HBO MAX: What Happened? - Top of Show Quotes From Coverage In The Trades: Sharf/IndieWire - 4:35 (A “Win/Win?”; Could Theaters Actually Benefit?) D’Alessandro/Deadline - 10:25 (HBO Max’s Real Numbers) Rubin/Donnelly/Variety - 16:30 (Warner’s View of Competitor Disney) Barry Herz/Canadian Impact - 20:00 Can Movie Theaters Overseas Block This? - 24:22 Why Is WB Doing This NOW? - 26:17 How WB Breaks Even - 29:17 The 2021 WB Movies Going to HBO Max/Previews - 32:00 (Including more on The Little Things, Judas and the Black Messiah, Godzilla vs Kong, The Conjuring 4, In The Heights, Matrix 4, and more) Big ? 1: What Happens For This To Fail?/Is There a More Insidious Plan Here? - 42:00 Big ? 2: Is PVOD Also At Risk Here? - 48:13 Big ? 3: Is This REALLY A 12 Month Experiment? - 52:07 Big ? 4 - Are These Movies Oscars Eligible? - 55:57 Big ? 5 - Streaming Wars/Can WB Sneak Attack the 2020 Oscars? - 58:02 THE BIGGEST ?: Is This a Death Blow to Theaters? - 1:05:21 (and Could This Be a Ricochet Blow to Indie Movies?) The Conglomerate Dragon Looms Larger - 1:09:58 Your Homework/Our Socials - 1:11:43 What’s Next For MMO - 1:12:57 We dive into why and how and when WB will move its 2021 film slate to HBO MAX. So many well written reports informed us on the specifics, and we shout out all of the writers at the Hollywood trades before quoting those articles and reacting to both the press release and the early analysis. We do ask some preliminary questions about the timing and the circumstances that spurred this major pivot from Time Warner and AT&T, and then we do some crude macro math to put things in some financial perspective before moving forward with the films in play. And as we love to do, we dive into a preview segment on each of the 2021 films reportedly involved in this new strategy including The Little Things, Judas and the Black Messiah, Tom & Jerry, Godzilla vs. Kong, Mortal Kombat, Those Who Wish Me Dead, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Suicide Squad, Reminiscence, Malignant, Dune, The Many Saints of Newark, King Richard, Cry Macho, and Matrix 4. Then its discussion time, and we spur that discussion with 6 burning, obvious questions like how well will this work, what are the ripple effects on the industry, does this light a fuse in the streaming wars, how will movie theaters survive, and because we must, what does this move do to the Oscars? It’s a deep and detailed analysis from us, and even though we were quick to get behind the microphones, we’re pretty excited with how it’s holding up days later. Obviously, we’ve been following these stories over the past year, and we’ll continue to do so. As always, we want to know your thoughts on what WB just did. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.