Warner Bros. has moved up 'Godzilla vs. Kong'&nbsp;two months to March 26. The big film featuring the two monsters was scheduled to release in&nbsp;May.

'Godzilla vs. Kong'&nbsp;will be in theatres and on HBO Max, as part of Warner Bros.’ unprecedented deal, announced in December, to send its entire 2021 slate to the streaming service.

According to The Hollywood Reporter,&nbsp;Warners was nearing financial terms with Legendary, its partner on the movie, with respect to the release of the $200 million-plus tentpole to allow it to be part of the HBO Max deal. 
 
Legendary financed 75 percent of the film, but Warners controls its release, and had previously blocked a $225 million streaming offer from Netflix, sources told THR at the time.

Godzilla vs. Kong follows Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). The film is from director Adam Wingard and&nbsp;stars Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall and Kyle Chandler.

Warner Bros. has moved up 'Godzilla vs. Kong' two months to March 26. The big film featuring the two monsters was scheduled to release in May. 'Godzilla vs. Kong' will be in theatres and on HBO Max, as part of Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. has moved up 'Godzilla vs. Kong' two months to March 26. The big film featuring the two monsters was scheduled to release in May. 'Godzilla vs. Kong' will be in theatres and on HBO Max, as part of Warner Bros.’ unprecedented deal, announced in December, to send its entire 2021 slate to the streaming service. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warners was nearing financial terms with Legendary, its partner on the movie, with respect to the release of the $200 million-plus tentpole to allow it to be part of the HBO Max deal. Legendary financed 75 percent of the film, but Warners controls its release, and had previously blocked a $225 million streaming offer from Netflix, sources told THR at the time. Godzilla vs. Kong follows Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). The film is from director Adam Wingard and stars Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall and Kyle Chandler.

Warner Bros. moves up release of ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ to March

Production company Legendary Entertainment is set to take legal action against Warner Bros. over the studio’s decision to send its movies to HBO Max at the same time as its theatrical release. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-warner-bros-to-release-all-upcoming-2021-films-on-streamer-as-well-as-theatres-347345">Read about the deal here.</a>

The production company has co-financed ‘Dune’ and ‘Godzilla vs Kong’. It has financed a significant portion of Timothee Chalamet starrer ‘Dune’ which cost roughly $175 million, and ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ which cost $160 million. They, however, claim that they were out of the finalisation process involved with the distribution announcement.

Earlier, Warner Bros had announced that they will send 17 films, all of its 2021 slate to theatres along with HBO Max streaming service.&nbsp;

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Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. have frequently collaborated. They earlier collaborated for Christopher Nolan directed ‘Dark Knight’ trilogy or ‘The Hangover’ movies and the ‘Godzilla’ franchise.&nbsp;

Meanwhile, ‘Dune’ director Denis Villeneuve is also said to be disappointed with the HBO Max plan and would prefer a traditional theatrical release for his movie.

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As for theatrical release dates, ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ is slated for debut on May 21, 2021. ‘Dune’ is slated to open on October 1.

Production company Legendary Entertainment is set to take legal action against Warner Bros. over the studio’s decision to send its movies to HBO Max at the same time as its theatrical release.

Production company Legendary Entertainment is set to take legal action against Warner Bros. over the studio’s decision to send its movies to HBO Max at the same time as its theatrical release. Read about the deal here. The production company has co-financed ‘Dune’ and ‘Godzilla vs Kong’. It has financed a significant portion of Timothee Chalamet starrer ‘Dune’ which cost roughly $175 million, and ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ which cost $160 million. They, however, claim that they were out of the finalisation process involved with the distribution announcement. Earlier, Warner Bros had announced that they will send 17 films, all of its 2021 slate to theatres along with HBO Max streaming service. 'Tenet' box office: Christopher Nolan's film crosses Rs 4 crore mark in first weekend Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. have frequently collaborated. They earlier collaborated for Christopher Nolan directed ‘Dark Knight’ trilogy or ‘The Hangover’ movies and the ‘Godzilla’ franchise. Meanwhile, ‘Dune’ director Denis Villeneuve is also said to be disappointed with the HBO Max plan and would prefer a traditional theatrical release for his movie. Christopher Nolan disappointed with Warner Bros. over HBO max deal As for theatrical release dates, ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ is slated for debut on May 21, 2021. ‘Dune’ is slated to open on October 1.

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