Four Original Max documentary specials titled 100 Years of Warner Bros. will premiere on HBO Max on May 25 and June 1 to celebrate the studio’s 100th anniversary. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, the special includes more than 60 interviews with renowned actors, executives and renowned filmmakers directed by Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Leslie Iwerks, who are part of the Official Selection of Cannes Classics 2023 and Cannes Classics next May Will premiere in 24.
‘100 Years of Warner Bros’ is coming to HBO Max
100 Years of Warner Bros., Narrated by Morgan Freeman and Directed by Oscar® and Emmy® Nominated Filmmaker Leslie Iwerks (“The Imagineering Story,” “Recycled Life”) Four Documentary Specials from MAX Originals, Premieres Thursday, May 25 With this the first two deliveries. Seasons 3 and 4 premiere June 1 on HBO Max. The first two specials will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 24 May as part of the Cannes Classics 2023 Official Selection.
Exploring Warner Bros.’s impact on the arts, commerce and culture, 100 Years of Warner Bros. tells its groundbreaking story on the legendary entertainment studio’s 100th anniversary. The origins of Warner Bros. from its founding in the early 1920s by four brothers of an immigrant family, through four special decades of creative exposure, through the reflections and first-person accounts of directors, actors, executives, journalists and historians Let’s find out. – Influential storytelling thanks to the historic merger of the 2000s that turned the company into a global entertainment powerhouse.
Data sheet
Titulo Original: 100 Years of Warner Bros.
Year: 2023
Duration: 120 min.
Country: United States
Directed by: Leslie Iwerks
Screenplay: Leslie Iwerks
Cast: George Clooney, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Martin Scorsese, Oprah Winfrey
Companies: Warner Bros. Television
Genre: Documentary about cinema
Summary
With narration by Morgan Freeman and clips from iconic films and hit television series, 100 Years of Warner Bros. offers a fascinating look at the indelible stories that have been spoken across generations to audiences around the world.
Four documentary specials
100 Years of Warner Bros. The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
Making the jump from silents to talkies, the four brothers set out to build a movie studio from the ground up. Personal ambition leads to family betrayal as the Warners confront Nazism in World War II.
Warner Bros. 100 Years of Clint, Kubrick and Kryptonite
After a historic sale, Warner Bros. navigated the turmoil of the 1960s and ’70s. Under a new strategic CEO, the company enters an era of storytelling like no other with unprecedented projects.
100 Years of Warner Bros. Heroes, Villains & Friends
In the 1980s, a new generation helped crown Warner Bros. as the harbinger of Hollywood’s blockbuster era. Following a historic merger, the company has become one of the world’s largest entertainment giants.
100 Years of Warner Bros. The Wizarding World and the Big Bang
As the millennium ushers in a new era of corporate partnerships marked by the merger, Warner Bros. continues to support authentic voices by leveraging the latest technologies of the digital age.
Trailer of ‘100 Years of Warner Bros.’
The four documentary specials feature more than 60 interviews with renowned filmmakers, actors and executives, including: Kim Basinger, Candice Bergen, Linda Blair, Orlando Bloom, Quinta Brunson, LeVar Burton, Tim Burton, Linda Carter, John M. Chu, George Clooney, Chris Columbus, Kevin Costner, Alfonso Cuarón, Ellen DeGeneres, Robert De Niro, Ernest Dickerson, Clint Eastwood, Toby Emmerich, Morgan Freeman, William Friedkin, Gal Gadot, Andy Garcia, Tony Gilroy, Ron Howard, Kay Hues Kwan, Patty Jenkins, Harvey Keitel, Linda Lavin, Chuck Lorre, Baz Luhrmann, Leonard Maltin, Ben Mankiewicz, Matthew Modine, Gregory Nava, Christopher Nolan, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Orr, Jesse Palmer, Todd Phillips, Daniel Radcliffe, Keanu Reeves , Charles Rowen. Martin Scorsese, Jacqueline Stewart, Oliver Stone, Emma Thomas, Cass Warner, John Wells, Oprah Winfrey and Constance Wu, among others.
