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par excellence, who managed to force his
into theaters this year pretty much through force of personal will (and box office receipts). Like Nolan, Villeneuve declared HBO Max’s launch a failure, and bemoaned the overnight loss of Warner Bros.’ reputation as a talent-focused studio with the move. “Warner Bros.’ sudden reversal from being a legacy home for filmmakers to the new era of complete disregard draws a clear line for me,” Villeneuve wrote. “Filmmaking is a collaboration, reliant on the mutual trust of team work and Warner Bros. has declared they are no longer on the same team.”
Then Villeneuve got poetic: Pushing back against AT&T’s John Stankey and his assurances that “the streaming horse left the barn,” Villeneuve fired back with “In truth, the horse left the barn for the slaughterhouse.”
Warner Bros. recently announced that all of their 17 blockbuster titles for 2021 will release on HBO Max as well as in theaters, prompting a lot of rage and backlash from industry experts and Hollywood talent alike. Now,
Dune director Denis Villeneuve has claimed in a recent interview that this move by WB might potentially kill all of the franchise’s future prospects.
Over the past couple of years, many have voiced their concerns about the rising interest in streaming platforms. Lately, especially amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime and even Disney+ have grown exponentially in terms of household subscriptions, so much that a lot of people would even prefer to skip the whole moviegoing experience and watch films from the comfort of their sofas. While that seems like an inevitable ordeal, given the natural evolution of these mediums, some directors feel like studios shouldn’t push to aggravate this divide between movie enthusiasts.