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‘Wonder Woman’ to the rescue? The question of what cinemas will be showing, with a continually shifting film slate, endures. Local markets will have holiday fare, but the key big-ticket release remains Wonder Woman 1984, which Warner Bros has confirmed is sticking to its December date. Earlier this week, the studio also confirmed the international roll-out, with France and the UK getting the film first on December 16. What Warner hasn’t confirmed, however, is whether this will be a cinema-only release. The film is simultaneously debuting on HBO Max in the U.S. (with no PVOD charge) but there have been no announcements about a possible streaming bow elsewhere. … [Read more...] about International Insider: Royal Rumble Over Brexit; Banijay Hack; Mixed Fortunes For Euro Cinemas; Netflix Splurge

Regularly bought and sold over the decades by corporate dealmakers, United Artists finally was rescued in the late 1950s by a deft team headed by Arthur Krim and David Picker, who nurtured such hits as The Apartment and Tom Jones. But by 1979, with its numbers fading, UA was no longer a hot item when the insurance monolith, Transamerica, suddenly stepped forward, its management knowing little about movies. Not long thereafter, James Harvey was appointed its CEO. … [Read more...] about Peter Bart: Troubled Times Might Demand More Exotic Solutions In Dealing With Corporate Cutbacks

Janet Grillo on Recent Studio History NYU’s Janet Grillo was an executive at New Line Cinema before becoming a filmmaker in her own right, and she shepherded along groundbreaking releases for memorable films such as House Party. In the first module, she discusses how changes to the studio production process led to new speciality divisions in the early Nineties. Grillo, who won an Emmy for 2008’s Autism: The Musical, also addresses the growth of TV production, which is the focus of the second module. … [Read more...] about Fundamentals of Television: Behind the Scenes of Program From Rolling Stone, IndieWire, NYU Tisch

The show will most probably debut on HBO Max. Even Wonder Woman's cinematic journey has evolved to focus on the newly minted streaming channel. After months of its release date getting postponed, Wonder Woman 1984 is now set to debut on HBO Max at the same time as its theatrical release. In any other year, such a strategy for a highly-anticipated, big-budget movie would have been unthinkable. But in 2020, the strategy seems the only way forward for the movie, as Patty Jenkins herself asserted in a Twitter post. … [Read more...] about Wonder Woman 1984 Director Shares Details on Amazons Spinoff

We are elevating HBO Max in the organization and expanding its scope globally. We are simplifying how we organize our studios. We are creating a consolidated International unit focused on scale and efficiency. We are bringing our key commercial activities into one group to allow us to operate more strategically. We are making other structural changes that will help us operate more effectively and efficiently. Andy Forssell, General Manager of HBO Max, will now be leading a newly created HBO Max operating business unit and report to me. Andy and his team will be responsible for the product, marketing, consumer engagement and global rollout of HBO Max. … [Read more...] about WarnerMedia Shakeup: Bob Greenblatt, Kevin Reilly & Keith Cocozza Out, Ann Sarnoff & Casey Bloys Upped