Warner Brothers to Release Movies in Theatres and Online on Same Day

Consequence of Sound:

Warner Bros. will send its entire 2021 slate of movies — including The Matrix 4DuneThe Suicide SquadSpace Jam: A New Legacy, and Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark — to HBO Max on the same day of each film’s respective theatrical release.

The unprecedented move to bypass exclusive theatrical distribution windows was done in response to the pandemic, which has shuttered most movie theaters across the US.