There’s more Netflix news this week and this time, 2 more shows have been renewed at the streamer.
30.03.2022 - 21:15 / thewrap.com
Netflix has closed a deal with Skydance to produce a reimagining of the successful 2001 “Spy Kids” franchise alongside Spyglass Media and creator and director Robert Rodriguez, the companies announced on Wednesday.Rodriguez will write and direct the new film, and like the original series, the new “Spy Kids” movie will focus on a multicultural family of international spies.The film will mark Rodriguez’s second family film with Netflix, following the 2020 family action film “We Can Be Heroes.” The original “Spy Kids” was released 21 years ago Wednesday, to the day.Spyglass owns the “Spy Kids” franchise. Skydance will serve as the lead studio and oversee development and production.
David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger will produce for Skydance. Elizabeth Avellan and Racer Max will also produce.
Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Peter Oillataguerre will executive produce.The original film from 2001 was a critical and box office success, grossing $147.9 million worldwide and starred Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino alongside its young stars, Alexa PenaVega and Daryl Sabara. The franchise became so popular, it spawned three more sequels, all of them directed by Rodriguez.
There’s more Netflix news this week and this time, 2 more shows have been renewed at the streamer.
EXCLUSIVE: J. Miles Dale, Oscar-winning producer of The Shape of Water and nominee Nightmare Alley, has formed a creative partnership with Netflix. Dale will produce feature films under a multi-year first-look deal via his Demilo Films banner. Dale’s currently an executive producer and co-showrunner on the Netflix series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities and he is also executive producer on the Netflix series Sex/Life.
You should know the gist of “Love, Death & Robots” an adult animated anthology horror streaming television series on Netflix. The story goes something like this: for years, David Fincher wanted to remake the adult animated anthology movie “Heavy Metal,” based on the adult-oriented sci-fi fantasy magazine, and he wanted Tim Miller, a VFX artist who went on to direct his own films like “Deadpool” and “Terminator: Dark Fate” to work on it (Miller and Fincher go way back and he designed the title sequences of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”).
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterIt should come as no surprise that cost is the main reason given for why someone will likely cancel a streaming service subscription — but what might be surprising is what those consumers feel is actually a fair price for Netflix, Disney+ and more platforms.According to Fandom’s second annual State of Streaming report, which was released on Tuesday by the mega-fan platform, 61% of those surveyed believe their streaming subs are too expensive and value the average streamer at $7.46 monthly.Here are the “average prices” consumers want to pay for top SVODs, per the Fandom study, in descending order: Netflix ($10.60), HBO Max ($9.30), Disney+ ($9.20), Hulu ($8.60), Amazon Prime Video ($8.60), Apple TV+ ($6.9), Paramount+ ($6.8) and Peacock ($5.5). The same report also revealed that 62% of surveyed consumers think “genre is the key differentiator” between streaming platforms, “with Disney+ being acknowledged as the genre-leader to date.”“I always look at originals and the way that they market originals is really the key to not only capturing audience, but keeping audience,” Anthony Iaffaldano, Fandom’s vice president of insights, told Variety.
Anatomy of a Scandal, the brand-new drama about class, gender and more, has proved a big hit with Netflix fans since it was released to the platform on Good Friday (15 April).
The number of UK households that subscribe to at least one streaming service shrank in the first quarter of 2022, says research firm Kantar in a new study. A total 1.51 million subscriptions to SVOD services were cancelled in the period — up from 1.04 million in the previous quarter and from 1.2 million a year ago. More than half a million cancellations were attributed to money saving.
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has tapped actress Helena Bonham Carter to narrate a blue-chip natural history series about the secret world of baby animals in the wild.
Netflix tonight announced that it has renewed its animated series Big Mouth for a seventh season, and will bring back its spinoff Human Resources for a second. The former series will be back with new episodes later this year.
Wilson Chapman editor“Big Mouth” and “Human Resources” still have some growing up to do. The Netflix animated comedies have been renewed for additional seasons, the streamer announced Monday.“Big Mouth” has been renewed through Season 7, with Season 6 premiering later this year. Freshman show “Human Resources” has also been renewed for a second season.
Kevin Bacon (City on a Hill) and Farrah Mackenzie (United States of Al) have signed on for roles in Sam Esmail’s Netflix film Leave the World Behind, Deadline can confirm. They join a cast that also includes Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke and Myha’la Herrold, as previously announced.
Tom Ellis and Lucy Liu are set to star in a new show at Netflix!
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNetflix has ordered an adult animated series based on the card game “Exploding Kittens,” starring “Lucifer” star Tom Ellis and Lucy Liu. A new mobile game adaptation, “Exploding Kittens – The Game,” is being co-developed and will launch via the streamer in May, well ahead of the TV show’s planned 2023 debut.The show, which is executive produced by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, follows the eternal conflict between Heaven and Hell as it reaches epic proportions when both God and the Devil are sent to Earth – in the bodies of chunky house cats.Along with Ellis and Liu, “Exploding Kittens” stars Abraham Lim (“Clickbait,” “The Boys”), Ally Maki (“Wrecked,” “Toy Story 4”), Mark Proksch (“What We Do In The Shadows,” “Better Call Saul”) and Sasheer Zamata (“Woke,” “Home Economics”).
Netflix has ordered an animated series and a mobile game based on the Exploding Kittens card game – the first time that the streamer will launch a videogame and a series from the same franchise.
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s Group Effort Initiative has partnered with Netflix on a new initiative that will expand underrepresented communities’ access to below-the-line career opportunities. Participants will secure access to on-set production training, as well as job placements this year on multiple Netflix productions throughout the United States and Canada.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterRyan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s company Group Effort Initiative is working with Netflix to hire people from underrepresented communities in film and television production jobs.The partnership, which focuses on below-the-line career opportunities, aims to create training and entry-level job options for marginalized communities in the U.S. and Canada.
There’s still a chance! Following Jack Featherington’s shocking departure at the end of Bridgerton season 2, Rupert Young opened up about where his character’s journey may go from here.
Frank Langella has been fired from the Netflix series "The Fall of the House of Usher" following the completion of a sexual misconduct investigation, Fox News Digital can confirm. Langella, 84, was the subject of the completed investigation, production sources told Deadline.TMZ reported earlier this week that Langella, who starred as Roderick Usher in the series, had been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior on set. Frank Langella has been fired from the Netflix show "The Fall of the House of Usher." The actor allegedly made an inappropriate joke that was sexual in nature, according to the outlet. Langella also touched a female co-star's leg at some point during filming and brought attention to the moment by saying, "Did you like that?" production sources told TMZ.
Deadline.An investigation was undertaken and it was discovered that “The Box” star behaved inappropriately on set.The eight-episode drama is about halfway through production and scenes Langella already filmed will be reshot.While Langella was not scheduled to film this week, shooting the series will go on with scenes not involving his character until a new actor has been given the job. The outlet reported that Langella was accused of making ungentlemanly comments to a female co-star.TMZ reported that he also touched the leg of a female co-star and reportedly said something like, “Did you like that?”The series also stars Carla Gugino, Mary McDonnell, Carl Lumbly and Mark Hamill.The Post has reached out to Langella’s reps and Netflix for comment.The story is based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe and is created by the “Haunting of Hill House” filmmaker Mike Flanagan and produced by his company Intrepid Pictures.Flanagan announced the project last December in a series of tweets.