Denzel Washington Reportedly Furious, ‘Blindsided’ by Warner Bros Putting New Film on HBO MAX

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Only thing that makes me take pause about this is the man himself. I highly doubt he let anyone get close enough to him to even "express" being disappointed or livid.

 

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Warner Bros fumbled the bag.

Multiple times. This is wild...

This is either going to work amazingly to the point we all say we were wrong...or a LOT of people are getting fired and will find it hard to find work again in Hollywood.
 

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But is it wise to release anything in theatres right now :jbhmm:
NOT THE POINT.

he was getting paid BASED ON THEATRE PERFORMANCE AKA TICKET SALES. Movie is now being streamed but his deal is STILL to get paid BASED ON HOW THE MOVIE PERFORMS IN THE THEATRE. BUT with wonder woman they renegotiated the deal and compensated the actress because her movie was no longer banking on theatrical release...

c'mon son
 

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NOT THE POINT.

he was getting paid BASED ON THEATRE PERFORMANCE AKA TICKET SALES. Movie is now being streamed but his deal is STILL to get paid BASED ON HOW THE MOVIE PERFORMS IN THE THEATRE. BUT with wonder woman they renegotiated the deal and compensated the actress because her movie was no longer banking on theatrical release...

c'mon son
He got paid more than gadot and they put His son in a major tentpole release, its not the same situation and you not going to convince me that it is.
 

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Were these type of clauses just not in contracts prior to COVID-19?

I would assume it caught a lot of people off guard with situations that are cropping up now that wasn't included or discussed prior.
these type of cases? before covid theatres used to have in contract that they got the exclusive release window before dvd sales and streaming. that was the norm. I think Netflix might have been the first to do a dual theatrical streaming release before covid and people in the industry were not happy. movie theatres were not happy.

movies are filmed months to a year a head of time which means his contract was probably written long pre-covid with his back end earnings squarely focused on how many seats they sold.

how does a new actress get consideration before a certified vet? they tried to play Denzel like a clown.
 

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He got paid more than gadot and they put His son in a major tentpole release, its not the same situation and you not going to convince me that it is.
man i hate slow people... :snoop: both their releases are affected by covid both had contracts which included back end earnings based on theatrical performance/ticket sales



they are now steaming the movie on HBO.. those earnings haven't been paid and will obviously be affected by the fact that he can't fill theatres during covid.

so Gadot had her contract rewritten for that purpose... to compensate for the lost potential back end earnings... but not Denzel? and you in here talking about he got paid more... yes he's a fukking veteran. he got paid more upfront he demands more upfront as a veteran but he is losing out on his back end earnings while she is being compensated for the same situation:dahell:

I can't convince you because you kinda slow... even threw his son into this for what reason who knows :skip:
 
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Actors/Directors are greedy af asking for the BO % of an indie movie they shot for 50M+ knowing damn well it might not even make that at the BO :russ:

shyt only makes sense if it's a blockbuster
 

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Actors/Directors are greedy af asking for the BO % of an indie movie they shot for 50M+ knowing damn well it might not even make that at the BO :russ:

shyt only makes sense if it's a blockbuster
Explain that to the man above
 
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