WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar reiterated the studio’s commitment to movie theaters, saying blockbusters will debut in cinemas before heading to streaming.
WarnerMedia ‘s biggest movies will play on the big screen in 2022. The company’s CEO Jason Kilar reiterated the studio’s commitment to cinemas in a Vox podcast called «Recode Media with Peter Kafka.» This reverses Warner Bros.’ 2021 strategy of releasing films in movie theaters and on its streaming service HBO Max on the same day. «I think it’s very fair to say that a big, you know, let’s say a big DC movie… it’s very fair to say that would go exclusively to theaters first and then go to somewhere like an HBO Max after it’s in theaters,» Kilar told Kafka. Warner Bros. has made a number of deals with movie theaters that would permit it to bring blockbuster films to its streaming service or premium video on-demand in as little at 45 days starting next year.
