Netflix turns down a project with Millie Bobby Brown after its new cinematic strategy

On April 1 a New boss for the movie. Executive Producer Dan Lin will replace Scott Stuber The company's new production plan has already begun. After laying off 15 of his 150 employees, his next target is… Improved movie quality and wider reachwhich reduces high-budget productions starring major movie stars.

With the previous mandate, the streaming giant was shut down He works with famous film directors for good pay and complete creative freedom. A clear example of this is the recent release of Bradley Cooper's film “Maestro,” which cost the company neither more nor less than $80 million and did not even win an Oscar out of seven nominations.

Netflix has been producing for some time Expensive action movies with big name actors as “The Invisible Agent” with Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans; “Red Alert” with Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson; Or “Spenser: Confidencial”, for which Mark Wahlberg earned 28 million euros… But times have changed.

Based on reports New York timesDan Lin Restructured the film section by genre It is not according to the budget level, and therefore it will replace the talent reward formula. This means that There will be no huge initial agreements anymore With large sums of money based on “trust”.

Although it may seem like a new strategy to cater to the diverse interests of its 260 million subscribers, Lin has already delivered on his promise. He declined the offer for the rights to the short story linked to Millie Bobby Brown. The actress has on other occasions collaborated with the company on five different projects, having premiered the film “Damsel” on March 8, but it seems that her new proposal has been completed. He broke with Lin's ideological line.

Goodbye to the great directors

Since it became Netflix The dominant streaming platform, you no longer have to spend large sums of money to attract famous filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, Alfonso Cuaron or Bradley Cooper. However, with this power in his hands, She chose to focus on her producers Instead of waiting for others to make attractive offers.

Moreover, some key studies are Allowing their films to be shown on Netflix shortly after their theatrical releaseAnd provide more content to attract subscribers. The latest list of the ten most watched English-language films on the platform included six productions outside Netflix.