Netflix’s Ted Sarandos On Original Film Output Post Scott Stuber: “We Do Not Plan To Change Our Strategy”

Post Malone performed at the Super Bowl 2024 in Las Vegas tonight (February 11), ahead of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.The Super Bowl is taking place at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium and will feature a halftime performance from Usher.Post Malone took to the field ahead of kick-off, armed with an acoustic guitar, to perform ‘America The Beautiful’. The patriotic song was written by Katharine Lee Bates in 1895 and has been performed over the decades by the likes of Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby and Jennifer Lopez.During Post’s performance, the cameras panned to the stands, where Taylor Swift was seen swaying along with her arm around actor Blake Lively.

Back when the COVID-19 pandemic ruled the world in April 2020, “Code 8” dropped on Netflix to rave reviews. It’s the story of a little movie that could: Canadian director Jeff Chan fundraised $3.4 million to make his sci-fi genre picture, about a man with superpowers who reluctantly helps out a band of criminals for money to help his sick mother.

Netflix did its annual blitz, a big dog and pony show for the press last night, revealing its entire film slate for 2024.  Most of the heavy hitters you already know, like Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon: Part 2 – The Scargiver,” which we already know, comes out in April, or “Beverley Hills Cop: Axel Foley,” or John Ridley’s “Shirley,” or Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” recently announced for a June release, but there’s plenty of surprises and new confirmations too.

Mark Ruffalo cemented himself in Hollywood with his role in 2000′s You Can Count on Me. However, it turns out that he wasn’t the first choice for the part.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Bob the Builder is ready for his big screen debut. The construction worker with a can-do attitude will be the subject of a new animated feature film from Mattel Films. Jennifer Lopez is producing “Bob the Builder,” while “In the Heights” star Anthony Ramos will voice the title character.

Mattel Films, ShadowMachine, Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions and Anthony Ramos are teaming up to develop an animated, feature-length film based on Bob the Builder, the long-running and beloved animated children’s series.

Sofia Vergara opened up about her accent in a candid interview.

And just like that, Netflix is close to tying up another major content licensing deal.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Netflix is not going to change up its movie strategy in the wake of the exit of film chairman Scott Stuber, according to co-CEO Ted Sarandos. Sarandos did not directly address Stuber’s departure, news of which came out Monday. But, asked on the streamer’s fourth-quarter 2023 earnings interview about whether “recent management departures” might signal a shift away from original movies, Sarandos replied, “We do not plan to change our strategy or the mix [of licensed and original films].

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor It’s the beginning of the end for Netflix‘s lowest-cost plan that does not include advertising. In reporting results for the fourth quarter of 2023, in which it added a better-than-expected 13.1 million net subscribers, Netflix touted its ad-supported plan as accounting for 40% of all Netflix sign-ups in markets where it has launched that, and said the number of subscribers on ad tiers grew almost 70% quarter-over-quarter. The company didn’t break out subscriber numbers but said it recently surpassed 23 million monthly active unique users on advertising tiers.

Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters says the company once contemplated an advertising strategy similar to the one used by Amazon, which starting this month is making subscribers pay extra in order to avoid ads.

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos took a victory lap on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call about the company’s acquisition of exclusive rights to Monday Night Raw and other WWE programming.

Netflix has had a big twelve months when it comes to licensed content.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Netflix extended its lead as the world’s biggest premium video-streaming platform — gaining a better-than-expected 13.1 million subscribers for the fourth quarter of 2023. The company’s Q4 revenue came in slightly over Wall Street forecasts, while net income fell short. As of the end of 2023, Netflix counted 260.28 million total members globally.

EXCLUSIVE: There’s a famous line from the Spanish poet Antonio Machado that is familiar to most Spaniards: “Caminante, no hay camino. Se hace camino al andar,” which translates as “Traveler, there is no path. The path is made by walking.” 

Scott Stuber would take home the trophy for scene-stealing announcement. The company’s long-time (at least by entertainment industry standards) film chief revealed on the eve of the Academy Award nominations that he’s departing the streamer to start a new media company. The news wasn’t a total shock; his exit has been rumored for some time and the well-liked executive had been talking to potential financiers about a solo venture, according to a knowledgeable source.

Netflix‘s film chief Scott Stuber is leaving the streamer to start a new production company. The exec will stay at Netflix through the middle of March, after which chief content officer Bela Bajaria will find his replacement, according to those familiar with the situation. Stuber has secured financing for this new endeavor, which will focus on making TV shows and movies, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the news of Stuber’s departure.

Scott Stuber is leaving Netflix. The chairman of Netflix film since 2017, he will be leaving in March to start his own media company.  

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night Live origin pic is gaining a ton of momentum as Gabriel LaBelle is set to play Lorne Michaels, Cooper Hoffman is on board to play Dick Ebersol and Rachel Sennott will play Rosie Shuster. Reitman will write and direct.

“Can’t Get Enough” — and the trailer for her upcoming short film, “This Is Me … Now: A Love Story,” teases that that title may apply to her sexual appetite.“We think you might be a sex addict,” says one of her friends gathered for what appears to be a J.Lo intervention.“What?!” responds the shocked superstar, who can previously be seen in a therapy session with her “Feelin’ So Good” collaborator Fat Joe.The two-minute trailer, which dropped on Wednesday, is for the Amazon Prime original that will premiere on Feb. 16, the same day that Lopez releases her ninth studio album, “This Is Me … Now.”But, really, it’s more love than sex that the 54-year-old pop diva craves in the sweepingly cinematic trailer for the short film, which was directed by Dave Meyers.