Netflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos tossed cold water on hopes that the streamer’s recent deal with major cinema chains for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery could be the start of something bigger.
Netflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos tossed cold water on hopes that the streamer’s recent deal with major cinema chains for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery could be the start of something bigger.
EXCLUSIVE: Jack O’Connell and Matthew Duckett have joined Golden Globe Winner Emma Corrin in Lady Chatterley’s Lover for Sony’s 3000 Pictures and Netflix. This will be the first film to be produced under the new partnership where Sony Pictures will offer Netflix a first look at any films it intends to make for streaming.
Netflix is developing a live-action feature take of the bestselling Boom! Studios comic series Irredeemable and its sister title Incorruptible with BAFTA-winning The Harder They Fall filmmaker Jeymes Samuel directing, Oscar-nominated scribe Kemp Powers writing and producers Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter and James Lassiter on board.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief A growing range of Thai, Japanese and Chinese-language films and TV shows are reaching global audiences – joining the by-now well-established international viewership for South Korean shows.Netflix’s Global Top 10 for the week April 3-10, sees made-for-streaming Korean title “Kill Boksoon” on top of the non-English-language films list, with 27.5 million hours watched in its second week of release. It is immediately followed by Thai film “Hunger,” about a young woman apprentice in an upmarket restaurant working under a tough boss. The film is directed by Sitisiri Mongkolsiri and stars “Bad Genius” breakout Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying.
Chris Hemsworth took over Netflix for the week of June 19 to June 25.
Meghan Markle plans to dominate Hollywood - however, she has no interest in directing or acting.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeDid the casting directors call it? Among the past week’s Emmy winners were the casting teams for “Succession,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “Watchmen.” Those happen to be the three major frontrunners as the 72nd Emmy Awards get underway on Sunday night — with host Jimmy Kimmel live from the Staples Center.Besides which shows ultimately come out on top, the other big question is whether HBO or Netflix — the two titans of the Emmys — will exit with bragging
Michael Nordine author A case study in the downside of timeliness, “Lift” is a caper predicated on a truly ludicrous concept: an NFT increasing in value. That might have seemed plausible two years ago, when Netflix first acquired Daniel Kunka’s spec script, but F. Gary Gray’s followup to “Men in Black: International” has the misfortune of arriving shortly after the vast majority of non-fungible tokens were deemed officially worthless.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Zack Snyder appeared on “The Joe Rogan Experience” and championed his recent pivot to Netflix. The 58-year-old filmmaker spent the bulk of his career making movies at Warner Bros., but he made the jump to streaming starting with the 2021 release of his zombie action movie “Army of the Dead.” Snyder’s latest Netflix original was “Rebel Moon,” which debuted in December and kicked off a new space saga for the streaming giant. A second “Rebel Moon” film arrives this spring.
Within the first few minutes of “Wham!,” a documentary focusing on the meteoric career of the eponymous ’80s pop icons, late frontman George Michael describes the day he came to meet group co-founder Andrew Ridgeley as secondary school students and the instant bond that formed in such a way that Michael would go on to question the path his life might have subsequently taken had the two never crossed paths themselves.
EXCLUSIVE: Stand-up comic Deon Cole is set to return to Netflix with a third hour-long comedy special, to premiere later this year. While a title and logline haven’t been shared, he’ll tape his new hour at the LA Theater on May 2nd, as part of Netflix Is A Joke Fest 2024.
Editors note: As part of Deadline’s ongoing coverage of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, we have been giving voice to below-the-line workers who have been impacted by the work stoppage. Here, we decided to change gears by asking a writer to recall first-hand what it was like to create a low-budget series for Netflix that had no full-time writers room. Fearful that it may impact their ability to find jobs in the future, they asked that their name not be used.
Netflix documentary Take Care Of Maya, has shared an update on her health after years of chronic pain.As recounted in the documentary, Maya, aged 10, was rushed to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Florida in October 2016 with crippling stomach pain, which her father Jack described as “so severe, her knees were going up to her chest, and she was screaming”.After arriving at the hospital, Maya’s mum Beata was accused of child abuse due to Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental disorder in which a caregiver fakes or causes symptoms to make a child look sick.Maya was separated from her parents for over three months after hospital staff raised concerns with child protective services over Beata, who had to complete a court-ordered psychological evaluation. Beata was later determined to not have an illness, but died by suicide 87 days after she had been separated from her daughter.In a note, she wrote: “I no longer can take the pain being away from Maya and being treated like a criminal.
Variety, Sarandos said Netflix will not take down the special.“We don’t allow titles (on) Netflix that are designed to incite hate or violence, and we don’t believe The Closer crosses that line,” he wrote.Also in the memo, Sarandos said that “artistic freedom” is different for stand-up comedy than it is for other forms of expression.“The Closer” has been criticized for Chappelle’s jokes about the trans community.
Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano will co-produce and choreograph the new Netflix ice skating film “Take the Ice.”The film will follow Tisha Moore, a rebellious 15-year-old who has dreamed of becoming an ice skater her entire life. Though, as a young, Black girl from Brooklyn, there isn’t much opportunity aside from doing her roller skating routines while she busks in the park.
Netflix Western The Harder They Fall starring Idris Elba has just been released – check it out below.The film, starring Elba alongside Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, LaKeith Stanfield and Regina King, is set to premiere at the BFI London Film Festival next week.Jeymes Samuel directed The Harder They Fall, making his feature directorial debut, while JAY-Z produced the film and worked on the film’s original soundtrack album.An official synopsis for the film released by Netflix reads: “When outlaw
Disney Hires Netflix EMEA Exec Emma Smart Disney has recruited Emma Smart, Netflix’s London-based director of business affairs for original series, as its VP for business affairs, originals. Smart will report to Diego Londono, Disney’s EVP, media networks and content, negotiating UK-based original productions, as well as having oversight of European production deals.
No nudes is good news, says Julia Roberts, who explained in an interview for her British Vogue cover debut why she avoids baring all on-camera.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Edgar Wright appeared on the latest episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and went on a reflective rant about the current state of Hollywood and IP (via IndieWire). Without calling out any franchises in particular, the “Scott Pilgrim” and “Baby Driver” director expressed frustration over the lack of breathing room when it comes to Hollywood’s current IP output.
Carter director and writer Jung Byung-gil has shared how the format of a streaming release on Netflix influenced the movie’s striking opening scene.The film, which premiered on August 5, begins with a 20-minute-long action sequence – shot in a single take – where the titular Agent Carter (Joo Won) gets into a bloody fistfight while nearly nude in the middle of a public bathhouse.Jung told The Korea Times in a recent interview that the action-packed opening was not what was planned in the initial script, and was informed by the fact that the film was getting a release on a streaming platform. “The film’s initial script had a different opener.
One of Netflix's hottest reality shows, Too Hot To Handle is returning for another season. A trailer of the second season has now been released and the show has now introduced fans the 10 singles who will be competing in the famed show.
Zack Sharf Johnny Depp’s return to acting following his defamation trial against Amber Heard is not being backed by Netflix. Bloomberg reported that the Depp-starring French movie “La Favorite” is receiving “financial backing” from Netflix, but a source close to the streaming giant told Variety this reporting is not true. Netflix is not financing the movie but has licensed the film to stream in France only after it completes the country’s 15-month theatrical window.
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In an unusual move, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, HBO, Starz and other major Hollywood players are using their corporate social media accounts to take a stand and support the Black Lives Matter movement amid the ongoing nationwide protests decrying the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers.
Netflix is capitalising on the incredible popularity of its Korean hit series Squid Game with a new reality show.The new programme will be in the form of a competition inspired by the horrific challenges contestants have to not only endure, but survive on the drama, which was recently announced to be returning for a season two. Squid Game: The Challenge will see contestants competing for a whopping $4.56million (£3.7million), which will be the biggest cash prize in TV history. While challenges won't actually be life or death, contestants can expect the show to describe them as such.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix has tapped longtime finance executive Ken Barker in a new role as principal accounting officer, assuming the duties from CFO Spencer Neumann.Netflix revealed the hiring of Barker in an SEC filing Monday. Barker starts at Netflix on June 27, reporting to Neumann, who continues to serve as the company’s chief financial officer and principal financial officer.Barker, 55, comes from games company Electronic Arts, most recently as senior VP finance since August 2021, and as SVP and chief accounting officer from June 2003 to August 2021.
Netflix has really been a good friend to all of us during this lockdown situation and they’re just about to get better with their new series White Lines.
Ryan Murphy has made countless TV series that have us hooked, but when he signs a $300 million deal with Netflix, we know we’re in for a treat.
Netflix's upcoming international flick Extraction sees a slew of Indian actors in the star cast. Although the movie is headlined by Aussie hunk Chris Hemsworth, the film stars Randeep Hooda, Pankaj Tripathi, Priyanshu Painyuli and Rudraksh Jaiswal in crucial roles. While we've seen a glimpse of these actors in the trailer released last week, Priyanshu now sheds light on his look in the movie. The actor is set to appear as a mafioso character in the Sam Hargrave directorial flick.
Writer-director Emma Seligman brings her feature Shiva Baby to theaters and TVOD starting today — and it is quite a comedic ride.
It’s been a tough few weeks for Netflix. The streamer lost subscribers for the first time in over a decade and its market value took a battering, losing over $50 billion in one day after its disappointing first quarter earnings.
The official trailer for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s upcoming Netflix docuseries is here — and it proves they are not shying away from attacking the royal family!
Another royal intimate has added their voice to those criticising The Crown, ahead of the fifth season’s arrival next week on Netflix.
The mammoth cast of Rian Johnson’s murder mystery sequel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, sidestepped spoilers and jumped over plot lines as they presented their film Sunday morning at a London Film Festival press conference.
Over the past half-decade, Joe Barton has quietly become one of the most buzzworthy scriptwriters of the moment. That’s no small feat for how saturated the television landscape is currently.
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