‘Wonder Woman 1984’ will simultaneously debut in theaters and on HBO Max Christmas Day
One of 2020’s most anticipated, longest-delayed films has settled on a ultimate launch date — however the larger shock is the place it will open fairly then when.
Warner Bros. made the gorgeous announcement Wednesday that Wonder Woman 1984, maybe its greatest tentpole, will open this yr on Christmas Day simultaneously in each theaters and on the brand new streaming service HBO Max.
The follow-up to the 2017 mega-hit Wonder Woman will debut theatrically in sure worldwide markets Dec. 16. (HBO Max just isn’t accessible worldwide.)
“As we navigate these unprecedented times, we’ve had to be innovative in keeping our businesses moving forward while continuing to super-serve our fans,” WarnerMedia CEO Ann Sarnoff mentioned in an announcement. “This is an amazing film that really comes to life on the big screen and, working with our partners in the exhibition community, we will provide that option to consumers in the U.S. where theaters are open. We realize that a lot of consumers can’t go back to the movies due to the pandemic, so we also want to give them the option to see Wonder Woman 1984 via our HBO Max platform.”
“We appreciate how patient audiences have been and given the great anticipation around Wonder Woman 1984 we are grateful to be able to make this terrifically entertaining movie widely available in these challenging times,” added Warner Bros. chairman Toby Emmerich.
Star Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins each shared social media posts encouraging followers to look at the film in theaters and at residence.
Originally slated for final fall, Wonder Woman 1984 was then scheduled to open June 5 — proper in the thick of summer time blockbuster season in non-pandemic years — earlier than theaters started shutting down across the nation amid the coronavirus in March, shifting countless release dates.
The Warner Bros. announcement is particularly stunning given how decided the studio was to launch its different most extremely anticipated launch of 2020, Christopher Nolan’s mind-bender Tenet, completely in theaters in August (internationally) and September (stateside).
However, Tenet grossed solely $353 million worldwide, nicely wanting previous Nolan unique choices like Dunkirk ($526 million), Interstellar ($696 million) and Inception ($836 million). Tenet’s much-publicized field workplace shortcomings seemingly performed a serious half in the studio’s selections.
Still, most followers and pundits believed Wonder Woman 1984 would comply with different superhero choices like Black Widow (May 7, 2021) and Eternals (Nov. 5, 2021) and launch later subsequent yr beneath the hopeful assumption that theaters will be again to standing working process. The transfer is another crushing blow for an exhibition business in dire monetary straits because of coronavirus closings, whereas giving Warner’s fledging streaming service a shot in the arm.
Guess they couldn’t wait til 2021… little bit of a bummer, as a result of the #1 factor I keep in mind concerning the first WONDER WOMAN is how a packed theater reacted to it https://t.co/4lqbevyu0s
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) November 18, 2020
While I respect the “I would’ve waited a few months for Wonder Woman 1984” takes, it’s naive at this level to assume issues will be regular once more in a couple of months.
— Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) November 19, 2020
Now that Wonder Woman 1984 goes to HBO Max on Christmas, I’m wondering how lengthy till Disney+ begins eyeing that Black Widow film sitting on the shelf…
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) November 18, 2020
Directed by Jenkins, Wonder Woman 1984 returns stars Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright and Connie Nielsen whereas introducing Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal because the villains Cheetah and Maxwell Lord, respectively.
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Wonder Woman 1984 debuts on HBO Max on Dec. 25, the identical day it will open in U.S. film theaters.
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