One of the most famous and influential directors of recent years recently spoke about the decision to make some films visible in streaming at the same time as their release in cinemas. Christopher Nolan (Tenet; I; TheDarkKnight...), considered by many to be the best director currently in force, lashed out against the production of Warner Bros. regarding the release of some of his films, along with at least 17 other first releases, on the platform hBO Max simultaneously with the theatrical release.
"We deserved to be consulted."
This is the summary of the director and many other voices of Hollywood colleagues who have joined the protest. “Directors, actors and workers took part in so many of these productions and each of them deserved to be consulted about it. It is not correct to see one's work, conceived for a format like cinema, being translated in streaming without even a consultation ". Nolan's latest film, Tenet, released in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic crisis, he cashed in just over $ 300 million worldwide. On December 3, Warner Bros. officially announced that at least 17 upcoming titles coming out in 2021 will also arrive, at a very short distance, on the Hbo Max channel: among these we find films of great importance such as the new fourth chapter of Matrix; Dune, ; Godzilla Vs Kong; The suicide squad and many others. Christopher Nolan's words against Warner Bros. were not lacking here either, where he stated that:
In 2021 some of the best products of world artists will be released who have taken, in some cases, even several years to see their work come true at its best. They have been conceived and designed to live an experience in cinemas, in front of a big screen and with the largest possible number of spectators. I understand very well the situation in which the world finds itself, but we could and should have at least been consulted.
