Written by Jonathan Klotz | Published
Clint Eastwood is a Hollywood legend, having made his name in westerns, proving his worth as a rogue cop in Dirty Harry, then stepping behind the camera for a third act as an award-winning director. At the age of 94, his career is likely coming to an end, but he has yet another directorial success in… Juror No. 2a taut legal thriller that received rave reviews. The problem is that Warner Bros., the studio he’s worked with for 60 years, refused to release the film widely, and now, while announcing its arrival at Max on December 20, has the audacity to announce it as a “Max Original.”
Clint Eastwood’s last film
Clint Eastwood’s latest film deserves better than being considered a streaming original. Max has a few good originals, from Flight attendant to Penguinbut these are series, and when it comes to movies, Warner Bros. just doesn’t get it. Not at all based on a successful original version of Max. This explains why they were suddenly renamed Juror No. 2. It’s similar to what they did recently Salem piece remake, which was supposed to hit theaters before the studio shelved it and reluctantly dumped it on Max after Stephen King called them out.
The truth of that Juror No. 2 The “theatrical release” could be considered a win for Clint Eastwood, but those quotes carry some weight, as the film debuted in only 35 theaters and grossed less than $300,000. Warner Bros. has not announced about opening weekend numbers, forcing everyone to rely on outside sources for that estimate. Overcoming the lack of a marketing campaign and the ability of most Americans to watch it, the film received at least significant praise, earning a 92 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The kind of movie that Hollywood stopped making
Juror No. 2 The film stars Nicholas Hoult as Justin Kemp, a recovering alcoholic who is called for jury duty and begins to realize that he may have committed the murder. Clint Eastwood has assembled a stacked cast, including Toni Collette as the district attorney who pursues the case for political reasons and Chris Messina as the district attorney who defends Gabriel Basso’s James Sythe. The supporting cast includes Kiefer Sutherland, JK Simmons, Leslie Bibb, and Zoey Deutch.
In the world of superheroes and visual effects spectacles flooding theaters, Clint Eastwood delivered old-school adult drama from a unique perspective. He may be too quiet and contemplative to attract attention on social media, but that doesn’t mean he should be drowned out. Top. The only good The thing is a fatherOff the streaming release date for Juror No. 2 Is that it’s December 20th, before Christmas, which is perfect timing for holiday viewing.
Warner Bros. alienates directors
Warner Bros. is leading the way. News for years for all the wrong reasons, starting in 2020 when it actively feuded with Christopher Nolan over a movie release Tenetwhich arrived in theaters during the Covid pandemic but destroyed years of goodwill, driving one of the greatest directors in history to Universal, which continued production. Oppenheimer. Then he killed the studio Batgirl and Coyote vs. Peaktwo entire films, instead of shooting them at Max, which explains why Stephen King is so desperate to rescue them Salem piece. Juror No. 2Clint Eastwood’s potential final film, should have been a celebration and not another in a long line of bad behavior.
Macho cryingThe last film in which Clint Eastwood starred may have been a disappointing success at the box office, but in just the past 10 years, it has also led award winners. American sniper, Sullyand Richard Jewellgiving him a better record during that period than Robert Zemeckis, who somehow got a wide release for his experimental film here At the same time, Warner Bros. got rid of it Juror No. 2. For an industry that complains of a shortage of movie stars, the way an American icon was treated at the end of his career is evidence of why fewer creatives want to work in the studio system every year.
Starting December 20, you can watch Juror No. 2 On Max, the streaming service has stayed afloat The soprano Return the hours.