A24, an entertainment company that is quite popular with fans of both horror and arthouse dramas these days, has just secured a Pay 1 output streaming deal with Warner Bros. Discovery that will see all of their new releases heading to HBO, Max, and Cinemax after their theatrical runs. In addition to this, The Verge reports that A24’s entire existing movie library, a list of over 100 titles, will also be available to watch through HBO, Max, and Cinemax. A24 previously had a similar deal with Showtime.
Royce Battleman, executive vice president of content acquisitions at WBD, provided the following statement: “Continuing our relationship with A24 to bring award-winning movies alongside recent fan-favorites to subscribers adds incredible value to the HBO and Max value proposition. The diverse range of stories that come from the A24 pipeline make this partnership so impactful for our audience.“
Some A24 films were already available on Max and HBO before this, but now they’ll all be there. A24 and HBO have also previously teamed up to produce the TV shows The Idol and Euphoria.
As noted by Variety, movies that will be heading to Warner Bros. Discovery platforms now include Sofia Coppola’s biopic “Priscilla” starring Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley and Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Presley; Sean Durkin’s upcoming “The Iron Claw” starring Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White as the real-life Von Erich brothers, who made history in the world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s; Kristoffer Borgli’s comedy “Dream Scenario” starring Nicolas Cage; “Dicks: The Musical,” from comedian Larry Charles; “The Zone of Interest”; the 2023 rerelease of “Stop Making Sense,” Jonathan Demme’s famous Talking Heads concert film; “Love Lies Bleeding” from director Rose Glass; and “Civil War,” the upcoming action film written and directed by Alex Garland. Plus the likes of Oscar-winner “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “Uncut Gems,” “The Whale”, and “Past Lives”, among many others.
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The A24 project I’m most interested in is the Friday the 13th TV series they’re working on with Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller, Crystal Lake. But that one’s set up at the Peacock streaming service, so this deal doesn’t have anything to do with it.