Thursday, 18 June 2015

Netflix reportedly dropped $60 million for Brad Pitt film

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix dropped $60 million for the rights to release Pitt’s "War Machine." The streaming service is always on the hunt for premium content for their subscribers, but this is a major buy. 

"War Machine" was originally set up at New Regency through Pitt’s Plan B and RatPac Entertainment, but they wanted the filmmakers, including "The Rover" director David Michod, to lower their costs. Instead of complying, they put the project up for grabs and Netflix swooped in to match the price tag.

"War Machine" is based on the novel "The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan" by author Michael Hastings. Pitt is set to star as Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the commander of the U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan who mocked Obama officials, including Joe Biden, in a 2010 Rolling Stone piece by Hastings.

As for Pitt, he recently starred in the World War II drama "Fury" and continues to produce films through his Plan B banner. In addition to "War Machine," the A-lister is preparing for the release of "By the Sea," a film in which he co-stars with his wife, Angelina Jolie, who also directed the project. The actor will also return to reprise his role of Gerry Lane in "World War Z 2," coming in 2017, and will star inRobert Zemeckis’s WWII romance thriller.

Pitt is surely making it big even as he gets really Busy.

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