Netflix Takes International Rights to Tom Hanks-Starrer 'News of the World'

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EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures this week began showing to taste makers News Of The World, the Paul Greengrass-directed 1870s-set adaptation of Paulette Jiles’ novel about broken down war veteran Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd — Tom Hanks — who crosses Texas towns and reads breathtaking newspaper stories to life the spirits of local townsfolk.

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If you’re a theater owner in the United States, there are fewer and fewer films sticking around in 2020 to get excited about as we enter the final weeks of the year. But one of those movies is the Tom Hanks drama, “News of the World.” And it appears that theater owners in the US might have dodged a bullet, as Universal is likely going to send the feature to streaming everywhere except America.

Tom Hanks is heading to streaming once again, as Netflix closes in on a deal to distribute awards contender News of the World outside of North America.The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the streamer is on the verge of signing on the dotted line to nab the Universal Pictures project, which is set for a Christmas release in the USA and Canada.It will be the latest Hanks film to head straight to streaming, after Second World War submarine tale Greyhound made the jump to Apple TV+ earlier this

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterUniversal Pictures has sold international distribution rights to the upcoming Tom Hanks and Paul Greengrass film “News of the World” to Netflix.Universal still plans to release the western drama in U.S. theaters on Christmas Day.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmWhile there has been question about big movies holding their theatrical release dates around the holidays in this COVID moment, Universal’s News of the World is solidifying a plan to release theatrically in the U.S., while getting its international release through Netflix.