Warner Bros. put the movie out in theaters and on its new HBO Max streaming service at the same time, a prelude to the company’s plan to bolster the site by releasing all of its 2021 films day-and-date in theaters and at home.
And although director Patty Jenkins supported the release at the time, she has now admitted that the experience was “heartbreaking.”
Warner Bros. has said it will return to a more traditional release schedule for its blockbusters in 2022.
By the fall of 2020, with widespread vaccinations months away, it was decided that the film couldn’t sit on the shelf any longer.