Clint Eastwood's latest film is a total flop: Warner makes a controversial decision that will definitely ruin Juror No. 2

News culture Clint Eastwood's latest film is a total flop: Warner makes a controversial decision that will definitely ruin Juror No. 2

Recently released discreetly in Europe and the United States, Juror No. 2 will undoubtedly be the final feature film from legendary director Clint Eastwood… It is a legal thriller, where Nicholas Hoult is called as sworn for a homicide he may have committed. The film arrived on October 30 in France and on November 1 at Uncle Sam and received more than favorable reviews. Except that Warner, which distributes the reel, does not seem to want to support it. And we have just learned, Juror No. 2 will be released on December 20 on Max, HBO's streaming platform, less than two months after its theatrical release.

On the sly in the United States

Suffice to say that this will not help the feature film to cover its costs, which has so far collected a little more than 10 million dollars worldwide (for an estimated budget of 30 million). Above all, this express release on Max comes in a particular context… Warner has in fact granted Juré N°2 an extremely limited distribution in the United States through only 50 theaters. Promotion of the film was also very light. The company also did not want to give ticket sales on American soil.

A borderline treatment for a cinema legend

A treatment which seems strange to say the least with regard to Clint Eastwood, director now aged 94 and who brought in billions of dollars for Warner | numerous awards (Impitoyable, Million Dollars Baby). As reported by the site Varietywithin the famous production company, Juror No. 2 would not be considered a “major actor” of the Oscars and its theatrical release would even be a “gesture of gratitude” towards the filmmaker. Indeed, this time according to Puck, the feature film would have been thought of from the start as a direct to streaming. Apparently, Warner has re-evaluated its relationship with Eastwood after the failure of the director's previous film, Cry Mancho. In any case, it is a rather regrettable treatment for what will undoubtedly be the swan song of a cinema monument.