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CAA President: Warner Bros.' Streaming Bet Will "Dramatically" Impact Clients' Backend Pay

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As Hollywood reckons with Warner Bros.' unprecedented streaming bet — the studio is sending 17 of its films directly to its parent company's service HBO Max in 2021 — talent agency CAA is objecting to the details of the plan.

In a letter from CAA president Richard Lovett to WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar, the agency calls the deal a violation of "trust and boundary." "Your determination to release our clients’ movies on HBO Max at the same time as in theaters effectively torpedoes the theatrical release and dramatically harms our clients’ ability to earn backend compensation, which they negotiated for, expected, and have every right to protect," the CAA letter from its leadership team read.(Deadline first reported the letter.) The note added:.

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