Netflix has acquired a new feature film along with some star talent. Deadline has revealed that Jonathan Pryce has been cast as the current Pope Francis in the feature film The Pope. The film will be directed by City of God’s Fernando Meirelles from a script by Anthony McCarten, who will adapt the script from his stage […]
Netflix doesn’t consider Amazon as competition
Netflix doesn’t consider Amazon as a rival company, according to CCO Ted Sarandos. Netflix and Amazon are two of the biggest players in the TV and movie streaming space, both making great strides in recent years to develop their own original content. One could think that they were rivals in some sense, considering Netflix and […]
Netflix responds to Christopher Nolan’s negative comments about the platform
Netflix is still keen to work with director Christopher Nolan down the road despite his disparaging comments about the streaming giant, according to chief content officer Ted Sarandos. Christopher Nolan, the director of this summer’s WWII drama Dunkirk, had bashed Netflix in a recent interview. The director isn’t a fan of movies being shown anywhere […]
Trailer for the Godzilla: Monster Planet anime feature film
A few months ago it was revealed that Polygon Pictures was working on a feature length Godzilla anime which would have a theatrical run in Japan before appearing worldwide on Netflix in November. Directed by Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, the anime takes place far into Earth’s future as the last remnants of humanity return to […]
Netflix renews GLOW for second season
In the wake of its success on Netflix, the streaming service has renewed the female wrestling comedy GLOW for a 10-episode second season. The series stars Alison Brie as a wannabe actress who finds an unexpected chance at stardom in the wrestling ring. Netflix made the announcement over GLOW‘s Twitter page, revealing a brief teaser trailer for the second […]
Michael C. Hall and Amanda Abbington to star in Netflix drama series Safe
Former Dexter and Sherlock stars Michael C. Hall and Amanda Abbington have been cast in the new drama from Netflix and Canal+, Safe. The eight-part series comes from mystery author Harlan Coben and the UK’s Shameless’ Danny Brocklehurst, who will also write the series. Safe will see Hall as a British paediatric surgeon raising two teenage daughters, Jenny and Carrie, alone after the death […]
Netflix/Amazon revenue to surpass UK box office by 2020
Forecasts are predicting that the revenue from streaming services Netflix and Amazon will top the U.K. box office by 2020. PricewaterhouseCoopers consulting firm is forecasting that Netflix and Amazon will be the biggest money makers on the U.K. movie scene in the next four years. The firm predicts that the U.K.’s revenue from streaming services […]
Netflix CEO wants to “take more risks” with Original Series
It looks like Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is not merely content with having a high number of successful original series on the streaming platform. Talking to CNBC, Hastings made it clear that he has no desire to play things safe with any Netflix Original Series moving forward: “Our hit ratio is way too high right […]
Netflix cancels The Get Down
Netflix has announced it will not be renewing Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down for a second season, Deadline has revealed. The Get Down recently aired the second part of its first season on the streaming service last month, with the first being made available last August. The reasons for its cancellation are apparently because of its budget – […]
Netflix has fallen short of subscriber expectations
The streaming mega service Netflix has fallen short of its subscriber expectations for the first three months of 2017. While the company just keeps on going from strength to strength in terms of its original content, already releasing 13 Reasons Why and Santa Clarita Diet this year (and with a host of top returning shows […]
