HBO Max is going to have to pay a lot... Late 2020 shook up the entire film industry. Thanks to COVID-19, Warner Bros. moved its entire slate to HBO Max. Films will debut on the same day as they go into theaters. Then they will run on the website for a month before being pulled and releasing digitally elsewhere. This was all done to jumpstart the streamer so it could keep up with viewership and commercial viability from places like Amazon, Netflix, and Disney+. But the major concern, aside from the monumental shift of traditional formats, is how talent, writers, and the director will be compensated for their efforts. Traditional bonuses and payouts required money made at the box office. That doesn't include production companies, like Legendary, who put up some of the budgets to make these movies, like Godzilla vs. Kong. So how will this all work? Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 11 January, 2021