Zendaya drama snapped up in $30 million Netflix deal

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: In a $30 million deal, Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to The Guilty, with Jake Gyllenhaal starring and Antoine Fuqua directing a dramatic thriller that is based on the Gustav Moller-directed Danish drama Den Skyldige that premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have high hopes for their Netflix deal. Earlier this month, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed a huge piece of their post-royal exit plans: A massive, multi-million dollar development deal with Netflix.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Upstart Solstice Studios has won an auction for the Toronto buzz title Good Joe Bell, the Reinaldo Marcus Green-directed drama scripted by the Oscar-winning Brokeback Mountain team of Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as the title character.

, William—in addition to the rest of the royal family—isn't exactly thrilled that Harry and Meghan are working with the same company that produces The Crown. "William and other senior royals are incredibly uncomfortable about this drama and livid Harry is now in partnership with the company that's airing it," the source said.

Trigger warning: Descriptions of bulimia. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's newest move in their post-life move is reportedly ratcheting up the tension between the couple and the remaining members of the senior royal family.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are hoping that taking a risk on their new Netflix deal will pay off, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.The 36-year-old prince and the 39-year-old Suits alum signed a multiyear overall deal with the streaming platform earlier this month and formed their own production company that will make feature films, documentaries, scripted shows and children’s programming.

Back in July, it was revealed that John David Washington, Zendaya, and writer-director Sam Levinson quietly filmed an entire black and white feature, “Malcolm & Marie,” while in quarantine. And while there weren’t a ton of details revealed about the film, just having the creator of “Euphoria” working on a new film with those two actors was enough to get people pretty damn excited.

Netflix has acquired the worldwide rights to Euphoria creator Sam Levinson's Malcolm & Marie, a pandemic-era movie starring Zendaya and John David Washington. "I am so grateful to this cast and crew, many of whom are my Euphoria family, for coming together during such uncertain times.

Zendaya and John David Washington‘s movie Malcolm & Marie is heading to Netflix!

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNetflix has acquired the worldwide rights to Sam Levinson’s “Malcolm & Marie,” starring Zendaya and John David Washington, in a massive $30 million pact.The sale comes out of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival — a largely virtual affair that Netflix has dominated with splashy deals.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Netflix continues to set the tone for the 2020 Toronto Film Festival Market. Deadline hears that the streamer is wrapping up a deal near $30 million for worldwide rights to Malcolm & Marie, a Sam Levinson-directed romantic drama that stars Zendaya and John David Washington.

Meghan Markle has pitched a documentary idea to Netflix, centring around the Black Lives Matter founder. The 39 year old mum of one and her husband Prince Harry have signed on the dotted line in a multiyear deal with Netflix.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Netflix is getting the Toronto International Film Festival off to a strong start with a figurative and literal punch in the face. Deadline hears the streamer is firming an 8-figure sum for world rights to Bruised, the mixed martial arts drama that marks the directorial debut of Halle Berry.

When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle do anything, it makes a splash. That's no different with their recent Netflix partnership, which the couple "inked months ago," according to an Us Weekly source.

Meghan Markle, 39, and Prince Harry, 35, are no longer receiving money from the royal family, including Prince Charles, 71, after they snagged a major deal with Netflix, Newsweek reported. The news comes after the couple said they would “work to become financially independent” when they decided to step away from their royal duties in Jan.