theatrical releases to go day-and-date with HBO Max. Kilar was so enamored with the possibilities of streaming that he ordered all 2021 Warner Bros. Kilar was shown the door immediately, as were some of his projects ( remember CNN+?) and his streaming-centric approach. Discovery, has the unenviable (and self-imposed, to some extent) task of identifying $3 billion in cost-savings synergies between his now-merged former company Discovery, Inc. Zaslav, who oversees the entirety of Warner Bros. The scrubbing of streaming movies from HBO Max is another example of differentiating strategies between new boss Zaslav and old boss Jason Kilar. So you’ll never see that movie, which included the return of Michael Keaton as Batman, and Zaslav’s accountants probably didn’t see their families for weeks, figuring that one out.
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With options to release the Leslie Grace-starring DC Comics movie on Max as planned, or to invest tens of millions more and pivot to theatrical, David Zaslav chose neither. Discovery’s decision to straight-up cancel the release of the completed (save some reshoots), straight-to-streaming movie “ Batgirl” shocked Hollywood. The accounting practice is not a new one, but it’s under the microscope at the moment - especially given the “Batgirl” bombshell. (There’s also a non-monetary perk of cleaning house, according to our source: The service may be more likely to not overwhelm subscribers with content choices.) If years on that timeline remain, a company can remove that asset from distribution and use its remaining cost balance to offset taxable income elsewhere. ‘Hacks’ Co-Creator Confirms Season 3 Is Halted Due to WGA Strike: ‘We Are Devastated’Ĭontent costs can be amortized - or assigned a cost that gets recognized by an entity across multiple years - over the program or film’s expected lifetime. The content being targeted for removal tends to be shows and movies that are not performing on the service but have an opportunity for a partial write off. Discovery executives prepare to turn two SVOD (subscriber video on-demand) services into one.
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Also permanently benched was LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s “House Party” reboot, which was slated to premiere July 28 on HBO Max but was never released.Ī person with knowledge of the decision told IndieWire the six movies in question, as first discussed on a Reddit thread and reported by Variety, are part of a long list of films and series being pulled off HBO Max and Discovery+ as Warner Bros.
“Moonshot” starring Cole Sprouse and Zach Braff, “Superintelligence” starring Melissa McCarthy (and written by her husband Ben Falcone), the 2020 remake of “The Witches,” “An American Pickle” starring Seth Rogen, “Locked Down” starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Anne Hathaway, and Sundance title “ Charm City Kings” were the ones noticeably scrubbed from HBO Max over the past few months. movies made specifically for HBO Max, IndieWire has confirmed - and more cuts are coming. HBO Max has removed at least a half-dozen Warner Bros.
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