Overview
- Netflix announced plans to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO Max in an $82.7 billion deal.
- Ted Sarandos said he expects Warner Bros. movies to play in theaters and HBO to operate largely as it does today, with shorter release windows.
- At the Marrakech Film Festival, Bong Joon Ho said streaming is a good way to watch movies but insisted the big‑screen experience will not disappear easily.
- Bong, serving as jury president in Marrakech, noted the jury’s enjoyment of watching films daily in a large theater, responding to audience concerns about cinema’s future.
- In April, Sarandos called theatrical viewing an outdated concept, though he noted Netflix put 30 films into very limited theatrical runs in 2025 mainly for awards eligibility.