After two weeks of bidding, Netflix has reportedly won the rights to Will Smith and Suicide Squad director David Ayer's fantasy cop thriller, Bright, for $90 million USD.
As Deadline reports, the film will cost $45 million to shoot, with an additional $45 million going towards talent salaries and buying out the actors' back-end fees. Netflix also paid $3 million for Chronicle scribe Max Landis' screenplay -- a massive amount for a spec script.
As the report states, the film may still see a limited theatrical launch -- even though Netflix's primary motivation behind the purchase is to serve its subscribers.
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As Deadline reports, the film will cost $45 million to shoot, with an additional $45 million going towards talent salaries and buying out the actors' back-end fees. Netflix also paid $3 million for Chronicle scribe Max Landis' screenplay -- a massive amount for a spec script.
As the report states, the film may still see a limited theatrical launch -- even though Netflix's primary motivation behind the purchase is to serve its subscribers.
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