While the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streaming service is officially mum so far, The Hollywood Reporter says Juror #2, likely the final film from 94-year-old Clint Eastwood, will debut on Max around December.

The straight-to-streaming moves made in the past by then-HBO Max were controversial in 2021 — when the studio's entire lineup, including Godzilla vs. Kong and Dune, debuted in theaters and on streaming on the same day. The strategy was both to build up the then-fledgling streaming service's subscriber base and to service post-pandemic movie fans who were not ready to return to theaters.

That said, some in the industry griped the move took a toll on the films' box office potential.

However, the trade says the Hollywood icon gave his blessing to the release plan for the older-skewing courtroom drama that stars Nicholas Hoult, J.K. Simmons and Kiefer Sutherland.

Juror #2 has already had a limited theatrical release so that it can qualify for Oscar consideration, and the critics who've seen it have given the movie a 91% score on the aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

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