Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos is suddenly claiming he’s “deeply committed” to releasing Warner Bros. movies in “exactly the way they release those movies today.”

“We didn’t buy this company to destroy that value. We’re deeply committed to releasing [Warner Bros.] movies exactly the way they release those movies today,” Sarandos said during a UBS Global Media and Communications conference on Monday.

“If we did this deal 24 months ago, all those movies we saw this year do so well at the box office for Warner Bros. would have been released in the same way in theaters,” he added, specifically naming Minecraft, Superman, Weapons, and Sinners. “ With the Warner Bros. operating entity, we think it’s really important the way that they create and the way that they drive value.”

Although Paramount

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