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Endeavor's Patrick Whitesell Calls WarnerMedia's HBO Max Move A "Blatant Attempt to Self-Deal"

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WME is the latest Hollywood power player to take aim at WarnerMedia's move to shift its entire 2021 theatrical slate to a day-and-date release model shared between movie theaters and its HBO Max streaming service.

In a note to WME agents Friday afternoon, executive chairman of Endeavor Patrick Whitesell called the move "a blatant attempt to self-deal and use our clients work to build their HBO Max streaming service, which our clients have no financial interest in," and added said that the agency is engaged with talks at the "highest levels at Warner Bros." to try and resolve the dispute.

Director Christopher Nolan, a WME client, sharply criticized the move earlier this week in an interview with THR's Kim Masters.

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