Netflix Film Chief Dan Lin Says Streamer Won't Work With Directors Demanding Theatrical Releases
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Natalie Oganesyan
Summary
Netflix Films chairman Dan Lin stated in a New York Times interview that the streaming platform has accepted it will not work with directors who insist on theatrical releases, with Greta Gerwig's upcoming Narnia film being a rare exception. Lin also expressed interest in prioritizing more mid-budget films for the streamer's slate.
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· 2 pulledThere is a group of filmmakers who still want theatrical. Those are filmmakers that we've accepted we just won't work with.
Because I have such a huge slate, my job is very different from oth
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