Best Picture Nominee ‘Drive My Car’ Coming to HBO Max in March

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only playing in select theaters.However, just in time for the Oscars on March 27, “Drive My Car” is getting a streaming release next month on HBO Max.

The service revealed Monday that “Drive My Car” will be streaming on HBO Max starting March 2, as a result of WarnerMedia OneFifty acquiring the drama for streaming.Directed and co-written by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Drive My Car” is based on the short story of the same name by Haruki Murakami and follows a widowed actor/director (Hidetoshi Nishijima) as he makes a multilingual production of “Uncle Vanya” in Hiroshima while also dealing with the sudden death of his wife.

Throughout the production, he’s chauffeured by a young woman (Tōko Miura), and the two strike up an unlikely friendship as they seek to unpack the mysteries that his wife left behind.“As WarnerMedia’s ‘artist studio where innovation happens,’ OneFifty has built a track record of identifying incredible artists whose vision we believe in, and acquiring their extraordinary, groundbreaking content.‘Drive My Car’ is no exception.

It is a beautiful masterpiece – a subtle but haunting work of artistic vision and innovation by a talented filmmaker and creative team” said Axel Caballero, Head of WarnerMedia OneFifty.A Sideshow and Janus Films release, “Drive My Car” is the first Japanese film ever to be nominated for Best Picture, and in addition to the aforementioned nominations it’s also up for Best International Feature.It joins fellow Best Picture nominee “Nightmare Alley” on HBO Max, and Steven Spielberg’s Best Picture-nominated “West Side Story” is also due to premiere on the streaming service on March 2.WarnerMedia OneFifty’s acquisition of “Drive My Car” joins a catalogue of critically acclaimed content,.