The Tenet director has decried the company’s decision to release new films on HBO Max.

Last week, Warner Bros. announced that in addition to releasing their new films in theaters, they would be releasing them simultaneously on their streaming service, HBO Max. This decision has drawn outcry from multiple facets of the film and entertainment industries, who have said that such a move is unprecedented. The latest voice to join in is the director of Warner’s own recently-released Tenet, Christopher Nolan.

In an interview with E! News, Nolan voiced his frustrations, saying that “there’s such controversy around it, because they didn’t tell anyone … They’ve got some of the top film-makers in the world, they’ve got some of the biggest stars in the world who worked for years in some cases on these projects very close to their hearts that are meant to be big-screen experiences … And now they’re being used as a loss-leader for the streaming service … without any consultation.”

He went on to say that “It’s very, very, very, very messy,” and that it’s “not how you treat film-makers and stars and people who … have given a lot for these projects.”

Nolan voiced further dissatisfaction with the situation in a separate statement to the Hollywood Reporter. “Some of our industry’s biggest film-makers and most important movie stars went to bed the night before thinking they were working for the greatest movie studio and woke up to find out they were working for the worst streaming service … [Warner Bros] don’t even understand what they’re losing. Their decision makes no economic sense, and even the most casual Wall Street investor can see the difference between disruption and dysfunction.”

Rumors have begun to circulate that Warner Bros. will be facing legal action for its decision, with production company Legendary, co-financer of the upcoming Dune remake and Godzilla vs. Kong, openly considering suing them. Dune‘s director, Denis Villeneuve, is equally unhappy, as it was his understanding the film was being produced for a theater release, not a streaming one.