Anthony Ramos and Melissa Barrera in "In the Heights" (Photo credit: Warner Bros. / Macall Polay) NEW YORK - In the most seismic shift by a Hollywood studio yet during the pandemic, Warner Bros.
Pictures on Thursday announced that all of its 2021 film slate — including a new “Matrix” movie, “Godzilla vs. Kong” and the Lin-Manuel Miranda adaptation “In the Heights” — will stream on HBO Max at the same time they play in theaters.Among the myriad release plan changes wrought by the pandemic, no studio has so fully embraced streaming as a lifeline.
But after disappointing domestic ticket sales for “Tenet," and with the majority of U.S. theaters currently closed, Warner Bros.