For more about how WarnerMedia and Discovery's merger could impact things on a consumer level, read our rundown on what we know so far. The Dune director spoke out against the model last December, saying that "AT&T hijacked one of the most respectable and important studios in film history" and the decision was "all about the survival of a telecom mammoth." Despite AT&T now largely being out of the equation, it seems that plans for the simultaneous HBO Max debut are holding steady. After it was announced, the unprecedented theatrical-streaming release hybrid drew ire across the entertainment industry, including from Villeneuve. Regal theaters beginning in 2022, Dune will not be included as part of that deal. theatrical releases will have an exclusivity window of 45 days at U.S. The approach began with December's release of Wonder Woman 1984 and has continued with releases such as Judas and the Black Messiah, Godzilla vs. ongoing plan to simultaneously release its 2021 slate of theatrically-released movies on HBO Max for a one-month exclusive window.
Dune is only one movie included in Warner Bros. It is speculated that WarnerMedia's new leadership under Discovery CEO David Zaslav will be more talent-friendly, which may have led credence to the idea that Dune would return to having an exclusive theatrical run.
Max doesnt currently support 4K or HDR, but that will change starting with. As much as there are similarities between Villeneuve's two sci-fi epics, the failure of Blade Runner 2049 obviously does. YES NOThe correction come off the heels of news that AT&T is divesting its entertainment assets in a $43 billion deal that will merge WarnerMedia and Discover y. Blade Runner 2049 is one of the most colorful movies of the 2010s. At the very least, having Dune on HBO Max will not help its theatrical run.