WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2020): The Superhero Film Will be Released Simultaneously in Theater & on HBO Max on Christmas Day

Wonder Woman 1984 Will be Released Simultaneously in Theater and HBO Max

Warner Bros. has made the unprecedented move of announcing that they will simultaneously release tent-pole superhero film Wonder Woman 1984 in theaters in the United States and on HBO Max on December 25, 2020. High-end investors have been pushing Disney to release Black Widow exclusively on Disney+ without any extra payment beyond a normal Disney+ subscription. With this announcement, those calls on Disney to make that move will only get louder and harder to ignore.

Warner Bros. and AT&T really want HBO Max to be a success in a big way. They are pulling out all the stops for premium content. First with Zack Snyder’s Justice League and now with Wonder Woman 1984. If AT&T is seeking to boost their HBO Max subscriptions, these two moves are a significant way to do that.

The winners are the fans of these films. The losers are the movie theater industry. They can not be happy about this. They have been hemorrhaging all year and this is just another blow to their prospects of every getting things back to normal anytime soon.

Read the full press release for Wonder Woman 1984‘s simultaneous release in theater and on HBO Max below.

Wonder Woman 1984’s Simultaneous Release in Theater and HBO Max Press Release

Today, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that its highly anticipated superhero tentpole film WONDER WOMAN 1984 will be released simultaneously in theaters and on the HBO Max streaming platform in the U.S. on December 25, while debuting theatrically in international markets a week earlier starting on December 16. The film will be available for a month on HBO Max in the U.S. included at no additional cost to subscribers.

“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,” said Ann Sarnoff, Chair and CEO, WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures. “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,” said Toby Emmerich, Chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures Group.

Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah.

With director Patty Jenkins back at the helm and Gal Gadot returning in the title role, “Wonder Woman 1984” is Warner Bros. Pictures’ follow up to the DC Super Hero’s first outing, 2017’s record-breaking “Wonder Woman,” which took in $822 million at the worldwide box office. The film also stars Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Kristen Wiig as The Cheetah, Pedro Pascal as Max Lord, Robin Wright as Antiope, and Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta.

Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, Patty Jenkins, Gal Gadot and Stephen Jones are producing the film. Rebecca Steel Roven Oakley, Richard Suckle, Marianne Jenkins, Geoff Johns, Walter Hamada, Chantal Nong Vo and Wesley Coller are the executive producers.

Patty Jenkins directed from a screenplay she wrote with Geoff Johns & David Callaham, story by Jenkins & Johns, based on characters from DC. Joining the director behind the scenes are several members of her “Wonder Woman” team, including director of photography Matthew Jensen, Oscar-nominated production designer Aline Bonetto (“Amélie”), and Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming (“Topsy-Turvy”). Oscar-nominated editor Richard Pearson (“United 93”) is cutting the film. The music is by Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer (“Dunkirk,” “The Lion King”).

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents an Atlas Entertainment/Stone Quarry Production, a Patty Jenkins Film, “Wonder Woman 1984.” Set to open in domestic theaters on December 25, 2020 in 2D and 3D in select theaters and IMAX, it will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.  The film will also premiere on HBO Max in the U.S. on December 25, 2020.

This film is rated PG-13 for sequences of action and violence.

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