Netflix Reportedly Looking To Buy A Major Hollywood Studio
The traditional studio model in Hollywood was completely upended when Disney purchased 20th Century Fox in a mammoth $71.3 billion deal, with the Mouse House’s takeover of the competition reducing the six major production houses to a ‘Big Five.’ Out of the quintet, Sony are the only outfit that don’t also have at least one in-house streaming service at their disposal, meaning they’ll either need to create one or start leasing out their biggest properties for other companies to make content if they don’t want to be left behind.
We Can Be Heroes Star Pedro Pascal Reacts To Sequel Announcement
Netflix’s latest family movie has proven to be a huge hit with subscribers.
We Can Be Heroes dropped on Christmas Day and so far, it’s believed that 44 million users have lapped up the superhero flick from director Robert Rodriguez. Given that stellar opening, it’s no surprise that the streaming giant quickly ordered a sequel, with Rodriguez revealed to be starting development on a second part soon.
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Spy Kids filmmaker confirmed the news himself on Twitter. “44 MILLION FAMILIES will have suited up for WE CAN BE HEROES in its first 4 weeks!! And… BREAKING NEWS: The Heroics are coming back for round two! I’m in full development of the sequel with @Netflix,” he wrote on social media. Fans were delighted by the news, as was one of the movie’s stars. Pedro Pascal retweeted Rodriguez’s post and added some praise for the man himself. “Cuz you’re a BOSS!”