Netflix is negotiating the rights to Will Smith’s new Project, Max Landis’ ‘Bright’ and Variety reports that the Online Company –one of the many interested in project- is edging ahead of studios Sony and Warner Bros in the bidding war.
The top-secret project will be directed by David Ayer. This a strategic move for Netflix, in their effort to attract top-tier movie talent.
Brad Pitt has signed to produce and star in Online Comedy ‘War Machine’.
The online TV and film service joined forces with the 'World War Z' star for what was then biggest contract for any streaming outlet due to the participation of such a high-profile Hollywood actor.
Netflix has agreed to fund and distribute the film and the joint business venture is said to be worth $30 million and is the combined efforts of his Plan B production house and the service.
A senior box office analyst said: "No big screen star is going to completely give up the big screen, but it's just a natural evolution of how content is delivered and how the audience consumes it. The ability for Netflix to reach into so many homes and be on so many devices has become very appealing to a star or producer."
Cary Fukunaga's 'Beasts of No Nation' starring Idris Elba was an awards season success for Netflix, while Angelina Jolie is adapting Cambodian author Loung Ung's memoir 'First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers' for the streaming service.