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Can ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ save Christmas? And HBO Max? – Source fastcompany.com

Six months into HBO Max’s wobbly launch, the streaming service is finally getting the shot in the arm that it needs in order to catch up to rivals: a splashy tentpole movie that the world has been salivating to see. 

On Wednesday, November 18, WarnerMedia announced that Wonder Woman 1984, the follow-up to the 2017 blockbuster starring Gal Gadot as the femme fatale slash caped crusader, will be available for one month on HBO Max on Christmas Day, the same day that it is being released in U.S. theaters. It will be released in international markets where HBO Max is not available on December 16. 

The move isn’t an all-out push for HBO Max, seeing as there’s that caveat of the theatrical release, although how many theaters will be open a month from now, amid the surging number of COVID-19 cases, remains to be seen. But it’s the biggest sign yet that WarnerMedia is intent on changing the narrative that HBO Max is lagging painfully behind its peers—though, at this point, it…

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Source : fastcompany.com

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