{"id":2656,"date":"2011-03-08T09:55:08","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T14:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/?p=2656"},"modified":"2011-03-08T09:55:08","modified_gmt":"2011-03-08T14:55:08","slug":"warner-bros-entertainment-to-offer-movies-directly-on-facebook-starting-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/warner-bros-entertainment-to-offer-movies-directly-on-facebook-starting-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner Bros. Entertainment To Offer Movies Directly On Facebook Starting Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flash-screen.com\/free-wallpaper\/uploads\/200807\/thus\/1216956629_470x353_the-dark-knight-poster.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1299584730471\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT BECOMES FIRST HOLLYWOOD STUDIO TO OFFER MOVIES <\/strong><strong>DIRECTLY  ON FACEBOOK\u00ae\u00a0MILLIONS OF WARNER BROS. FACEBOOK FANS CAN NOW RENT MOVIES  USING FACEBOOK CREDITS AND STREAM WITHIN STUDIO\u2019S MOVIE FAN PAGES <\/strong><strong>PROGRAM WILL EXPAND TO DIGITAL MOVIE PURCHASES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Press Release:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BURBANK, CALIF., March 8, 2011 \u2013 Warner Bros. Digital Distribution  (WBDD), a market leader in video-on-demand and electronic sell-through,  today announced it will begin testing an offering of selected movies for  purchase or rental through Warner Bros. Entertainment\u2019s Facebook movie  Pages.\u00a0\u00a0Consumers will be able to use Facebook Credits to easily buy or  rent a title, all while staying connected to Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Starting today, millions of fans who \u201cLiked\u201d Christopher Nolan\u2019s  blockbuster film \u201cThe Dark Knight\u201d can rent the title through its  official Facebook Page (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darkknight\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darkknight<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0Consumers  simply click on the \u201crent\u201d icon to apply their Facebook Credits, and  within seconds they will begin enjoying the film.\u00a0\u00a0The cost per rental  is 30 Facebook Credits or $3.\u00a0\u00a0This offering is presently available only  to consumers in the United States.\u00a0\u00a0Additional titles will be made  available for rental and purchase on a regular basis over the coming  months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFacebook has become a daily destination for hundreds of millions of  people,\u201d said Thomas Gewecke, President of Warner Bros. Digital  Distribution.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cMaking our films available through Facebook is a natural  extension of our digital distribution efforts.\u00a0\u00a0It gives consumers a  simple, convenient way to access and enjoy our films through  the\u00a0world\u2019s\u00a0largest social network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans will have full control over the film while watching it through  their Facebook account for up to 48 hours from purchase.\u00a0\u00a0They can  choose to watch it in full screen, pause the movie, and resume playing  it when they log back into Facebook.\u00a0\u00a0Consumers will also have full  Facebook functionality including the ability to post comments on the  movie, interact with friends and update their status.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Dark Knight\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The follow-up to \u201cBatman Begins,\u201d Warner  Bros. Pictures\u2019 and Legendary Pictures\u2019 \u201cThe Dark Knight\u201d\u00a0reunites  director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the  role of \u201cBatman\/Bruce Wayne\u201d in his continuing war on crime. With the  help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets  out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate  proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal  mastermind known as The Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and  forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and  vigilante.<\/p>\n<p>The film also stars Michael\u00a0Caine\u00a0as \u201cAlfred\u201d; Heath Ledger as \u201cThe  Joker\u201d; Gary\u00a0Oldman\u00a0as \u201cJim Gordon\u201d; Aaron Eckhart as \u201cHarvey Dent\u201d;  Maggie\u00a0Gyllenhaal\u00a0as \u201cRachel Dawes\u201d; and Morgan Freeman as  \u201cLucius\u00a0Fox.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Nolan directed the film from a screenplay written by  Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan &amp;  David S.\u00a0Goyer.\u00a0\u00a0The producers are Charles\u00a0Roven, Emma Thomas and  Christopher Nolan.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook\u00ae is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Warner Bros. Digital Distribution<br \/>\n<\/strong>Warner  Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) oversees the electronic distribution  of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group\u2019s content through  Video-On-Demand, Pay-Per-View, Electronic Sell-Through and Subscription  Video-On-Demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels. \u00a0\u00a0WBDD  also distributes content through third party digital retailers and  licensees. \u00a0A worldwide industry leader since its inception, WBDD also  manages the Studio\u2019s E-commerce sites that include WBShop.com and  WarnerArchive.com. \u00a0Twitter: @WBDigitalDist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT BECOMES FIRST HOLLYWOOD STUDIO TO OFFER MOVIES DIRECTLY ON FACEBOOK\u00ae\u00a0MILLIONS OF WARNER BROS. 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