HBO Max will get all 2021 films — including Matrix 4, Dune, Mortal Kombat — at the same time as US cinemas, Warner Bros says

One of Hollywood’s major movie studios will release all its 2021 films on a streaming service the same day they arrive in cinemas.

Warner Bros blockbusters including The Matrix 4, Dune, Godzilla vs King Kong and Mortal Kombat will be released simultaneously on HBO Max and in cinemas in the US.

It’s a previously unheard-of move, and it could alter the way we enjoy new release films long term, even after the pandemic ends.

Here’s how it will work

The movies will be available for one month on the streaming platform, at this stage just for 2021.

It’s part of a plan to maintain eyeballs on the studio’s biggest releases at a time when the pandemic is keeping cinemas closed across the United States.

Ann Sarnoff, chair and CEO of WarnerMedia Studios…