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    The Warner Bros. Thread | Will NOT merge with Paramount...capitalism is still terrible

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    Kilar states that they've been talking to their partners and are renegotiating deals for the creatives

     

    https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/hbo-max-warner-bros-jason-kilar-dealmakers-1234850254/

     

     

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    Kilar vowed that the studio would renegotiate contractual terms with creative partners on the films “through the lens of generosity,” but he acknowledged after being pressed by Eller that he did not reach out to many key creative partners for the studio until after the bombshell announcement hit Dec. 3.

     

    “We’re in the middle of a pandemic. I can’t wave that away,” Kilar said. “But in terms of how we’re trying to approach this financially and economically with the folks that we partner with, we are endeavoring to be generous at every turn.”

     

    But the the combination of uncertainty and surprise has roiled the film community. The studio is facing threat of lawsuits from production partners like Legendary, and the ire of industry orgs such as the Directors Guild of America. Kilar said WarnerMedia and Warner Bros. executives have made outreach to as many as 700 people to discuss the plan.

     

    “The vast majority of those conversations have been very, very positive because as people are able to hear from us, and to be able to be taken through it, and to be able to have questions answered, ultimately people feel good about that,” Kilar said. “We all want a healthy industry, we all want storytellers to be compensated fairly and ideally generously, and we ultimately want studios to be healthy, too. So this is all of us doing the best we can.”

     

    Kilar emphasized that he is well aware of how important talent relations are for the studio amid the massive overhaul of executive operations, which came with more than 1,000 layoffs. Under AT&T’s ownership, the new focus on fueling premium film and TV productions to HBO Max is a big sea change for the studio’s strategy of assembling high-wattage projects that commanded top dollar from outside buyers.

     

    “I see this as a defining moment for WarnerMedia. I really do because there’s a lot of spotlights on us right now and how we conduct ourselves,” Kilar said. “I feel very good about the steps we’re taking.”

     


     

     

    The Warner Bros. Thread | Will NOT merge with Paramount...capitalism is still terrible

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    5 hours ago, cax16 said:

    I didn’t watch the video myself, too much stuff was going on then and I didn’t bother watching it after. 
     

    But honestly, if they can’t figure out a way to get subs with a whole years worth of movies and leading into that with WW84 then they should just shut Hbomax down cause their marketing department sucks. 

    They literally have no marketing department. The top execs were either fired or got let go

     

    https://variety.com/2020/film/news/warnermedia-marketing-executive-exodus-1234832886/

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    The Warner Bros. Thread | Will NOT merge with Paramount...capitalism is still terrible

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    16 minutes ago, filmlover said:

    Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jon M. Chu must be pissed as hell right now after how enthusiastically they've been talking about In the Heights this year and saying they wanted people to experience it in theaters. WB is gonna have a ton of problems booking talent if big names vow to never work with the studio again.

    I mean people can still go to the theaters and watch it. It's just released both in theaters and on HBO Max at the same time.

    Weekend Thread | Birds of Prey $33.25M Weekend

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    20 minutes ago, reddevil19 said:

    You really need to cut this shit out.

    A. casting big names in supporting roles and having lesser known - or in the case of RDJ, down-on-their-luck - actors for leads is what MCU have done as well

    B. Said actors in supporting roles are not doing this for artistic integrity, they're doing it for the money. If WB throws enough money at an actor, there's a good chance that, if they're open to superhero movies in general, they'll take the role, without giving a shit if it's Marvel or DC, knowing full well they may never even watch the movie in its entirety. You using Emma Stone as some example means fuck all.

    Did you read what I fucking said? I literally said what you said in the A post. Cast big names in the supporting roles and add someone like Jodie Comer in the lead. Also I brought up big names not being attached because of the DCEU's track record of getting said big names. BOP had none outside of Robbie, Shazam had none, Aquaman had Nicole Kidman, JL had none outside of Gal/Ben, WW had none etc. I can keep going. 

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