Production company Village Roadshow says December release of sci-fi sequel was ruined by a simultaneous streaming release in US
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Warner Bros is being sued by co-financiers Village Roadshow over the hybrid release of the sci-fi sequel The Matrix Resurrections.
As with all of Warner’s 2021 titles, the fourth Matrix film was released on the big screen and the company’s streaming service,
HBO Max, as a response to the pandemic. A complaint put forward by Village Roadshow claims that the decision destroyed any
box office chances in December.