Lana Wachowski’s latest film seems to have sparked a big dispute between its producers. We know that the movie is bad, but no, the story is not going that way. One of the co-producers of the fourth installment of The Matrix has sued Warner Bros.. The reason is to have used his influence to get more cut from the movie premiere. The soap opera that has been mounted is even better than the film itself, so go get some popcorn and don’t miss it.
Village Roadshow Films sues Warner for The Matrix Resurrections
We all think that movies Matrix is it so produced by Warner Bros. And so it is, but they are not the only ones who put up the money to carry out the Wachowskis’ projects. Another of the inseparable partners of the Matrix project is Village Roadshow Filmsmovie producers like I’m legend or Mad Max: Fury Road. The entire Matrix seriesfrom the first movie, has had the participation of this team.
Following the release of The Matrix Resurrections, Village Roadshow Films and Warnermedia have had a crossing of demands. The first Warner is accused of having launched Matrix Resurrections hastilyadvancing the premiere of the film 2022 to 2021 so that it could enter the Project Popcorn. The latter simply accuse Village Roadshow Films of suing them as revenge for a previous lawsuit Warner filed against them.
What is Project Popcorn and why can Warner be taken to court?
Project Popcorn was a WarnerMedia initiative to solve the cinemas closed during the pandemic. To avoid delaying its releases, the studio decided to monetize its productions designed for the big screen in its HBO Max platform. Throughout 2021, with cinemas already open, Warner has released films simultaneously in theaters and streaming. Where is the problem then?
Village Roadshow Films you would only see a return on your investment in Matrix Resurrections with the money from the tickets of the clients who went to see the film On cinemas. They were cured in health, since Project Popcorn did not apply to films that were going to be released in 2022. In addition, this team had not signed anything to give Warner the power to distribute the film on its private platform on the day of its theatrical release.
Therefore, Village Roadshow Films accuses WarnerMedia of selfishly distributing the film and abusive, making them not see a hard for their investment. This is how he portrayed TheVergewho is the one who has collected all this legal soap opera in his midst.
Warner allegedly used the Matrix sequel to increase significantly subscriptions to HBO Max. Furthermore, Village Roadshow Films accuses Warner that its strategy caused the movie was pirated rampantly within hours of the premiere, making it even more difficult to raise money at the box office.
Will Warner be able to defend himself against these accusations?
Warner has stated that they are very safe, and that all accusations will fall in broken case. To date, they and Village Roadshow Films have made a total of 91 joint productions. The pandemic and the desire to control streaming could put an end to a decades-long relationship.
Deja vu: Scarlett Johansson vs. Disney
Less than a year ago, another fix due to the pandemic caused Scarlett Johansson to sue Disney for the simultaneous premiere of black widow in theaters and Disney+.
The actress accused the studio of having dynamited her income and agreements that they had signed when the film was released in their own platforms of streaming at a time (summer 2021) when box offices were recovering again.
