While HBO Max’s loss of the Harry Potter films makes sense, it is not. A new report indicates that six HBO Max originals (dubbed Max Originals) have been quietly removed from the streaming service over the past few weeks. And while we love HBO Max (it’s our pick for the best streaming service), we don’t like the news we’ve been getting lately.
as such diverse (Opens in a new tab) Reports said the films in question include the Seth Rogen-led comedy, An American Pickle, and the 2020 edition of The Witches starring Anne Hathaway and Octavia Spencer. Moonshot of HBO Max’s Lana Condor and Cole Sprouse also disappeared, as did the pandemic heist film Locked Down, which also starred Hathaway. Melissa McCarthy’s Superintelligence and drama Charm City Kings were other victims.
As mentioned above, movies come and go from streaming services all the time. This, however, is different for two reasons. First of all, these were HBO Max movies. Second, HBO Max did not include its removal in the recent monthly lists of “titles leaving HBO Max”. Tom Guide has reached out to HBO Max for comment, and will update this story if we receive a response.
This comes on the heels of the disappearance of TV shows from HBO Max. In July, people noticed that programming from TNT and TBS – networks owned by Warner Bros. Discovery’s parent HBO Max – including Snowpiercer, The Last OG, and Chad – has also disappeared from HBO Max.
Then there was the other horrific WB Discovery cancellation yesterday…
Analysis: What Happens to a Warner Bros. Discovery?
Batgirl, the mostly finished movie in which Warner Bros. sank $90 million, was highly anticipated on HBO Max. Then he canceled the Warner Bros. Batgirl Discovery (Opens in a new tab)apparently out of the blue.
The film, which was last seen in post-production, starred Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon (also known as Batgirl), alongside J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon and Brendan Fraser as the villainous Firefly. Michael Keaton has also been set as Batman. Insiders said diverse (Opens in a new tab) That Batgirl wasn’t made for the right scale: It’s been said that executives want DC movies to be blockbusters, not broadcast TV projects.
but that is not all. Later, diverse (Opens in a new tab) She stated that Batgirl’s death was due to Warner Bros. Discovery looking to write it off for a tax deduction. Which means, if true, that they won’t be able to release the movie on any service where they can earn money. Scoop! The sequel has also been cancelled.
We may get more information about these change moves under the Warner Bros. umbrella. Discovery tomorrow (Thursday, August 4th) with the company’s second-quarter earnings. There, we can also find out how the upcoming HBO Max/Discovery Plus merger.
floating rumor YouTuber Grace Randolph (Opens in a new tab) It even suggests that HBO Max may be labeled by Discovery Plus, as the “HBO” tab of that service. HBO Max Shows will then be canceled or become “HBO Shows”. These are quite common at this point, but nonetheless got us curious.
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