Post by The Social Introvert on Nov 15, 2017 10:57:12 GMT
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So for those who have been following the development of The Irishman, we know that Scorsese is currently filming the long in the works gangster picture. It will tell the tale of Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance through the viewpoint of his friend and alledged killer Frank Sheeran, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Harvey Kietel, Joe Pesci, Ray Romany, Bobby Cannavale and Stephen Graham.
It’s been in the works since around 2008 and was originally going to be produced by Paramount, who pulled out in 2016 after a poor year and realizing that de-aging CGI needed for the film would push the budget over $100 million. It was then bought by a smaller, newer company STX Entertainment which has since been muscled out by Netflix.
The producer Gaston Pavlovic said “We quickly realized that that Marty and De Niro really thought that the aging process was going to be a very important aspect of this film. The traditional model (business model) was not going to work with this new vision of the project, and that’s when we entered conversations with Netflix.”
But Netflix of course are a streaming service, and not a film distribution company, which begs the question, will we get to see The Irishman in cinemas?
Well there is no guarantee just yet. It is thought that Scorsese has asked Netflix for the film to have a theatrical run upon its release, and his wish was granted by Scott Stuber, Netflix’s film division chief, who promised a minimum 2 week run. This would give the film contention for the Academy Awards, which it surely will be nominated for if it is eligible. This is the usual way with Netflix, who give their films, like “Okja” and “The Meyerowitz stories” a short cinema run alongside the streaming service release.
However, Netflix’s head of film publicity Julie Fontaine has recently said that “It’s premature to say anything at this point” in regards to The Irishman’s release strategy, so it seems it’s all up in the air at the moment and too early for concrete answers to be given.
Still, it’s quite sad that Hollywood passed on a film with a director, actors and a story of this calibre, let alone the fact that we’re sitting here discussing whether it will even make it to cinemas. You would have thought someone would have taken the risk and picked it up, you would have thought Hollywood would be crying out for original movies made by talented people, but to be honest I’m at a stage where I’m just happy it’s getting made, and Marty has creative control.
It will be interesting to see how Netflix move forward with this. They must surely give the film a theatrical run, given its bound to be nominated for some Oscar and if they want to gain prestige within Hollywood.
They aren’t in everyone’s good books at the moment. There was controversy at the Cannes film festival when Okja and Meyerowitz screened, because traditionalists felt that the festival should only be for theatrical movies, not those released on streaming services. Thus if Netflix play their cards right they will have a very powerful leverage in the form of the star-studded crime picture, and it may be the movie that turns the tide and floods more power into streaming services like Amazon and Netflix.
So for those who have been following the development of The Irishman, we know that Scorsese is currently filming the long in the works gangster picture. It will tell the tale of Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance through the viewpoint of his friend and alledged killer Frank Sheeran, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Harvey Kietel, Joe Pesci, Ray Romany, Bobby Cannavale and Stephen Graham.
It’s been in the works since around 2008 and was originally going to be produced by Paramount, who pulled out in 2016 after a poor year and realizing that de-aging CGI needed for the film would push the budget over $100 million. It was then bought by a smaller, newer company STX Entertainment which has since been muscled out by Netflix.
The producer Gaston Pavlovic said “We quickly realized that that Marty and De Niro really thought that the aging process was going to be a very important aspect of this film. The traditional model (business model) was not going to work with this new vision of the project, and that’s when we entered conversations with Netflix.”
But Netflix of course are a streaming service, and not a film distribution company, which begs the question, will we get to see The Irishman in cinemas?
Well there is no guarantee just yet. It is thought that Scorsese has asked Netflix for the film to have a theatrical run upon its release, and his wish was granted by Scott Stuber, Netflix’s film division chief, who promised a minimum 2 week run. This would give the film contention for the Academy Awards, which it surely will be nominated for if it is eligible. This is the usual way with Netflix, who give their films, like “Okja” and “The Meyerowitz stories” a short cinema run alongside the streaming service release.
However, Netflix’s head of film publicity Julie Fontaine has recently said that “It’s premature to say anything at this point” in regards to The Irishman’s release strategy, so it seems it’s all up in the air at the moment and too early for concrete answers to be given.
Still, it’s quite sad that Hollywood passed on a film with a director, actors and a story of this calibre, let alone the fact that we’re sitting here discussing whether it will even make it to cinemas. You would have thought someone would have taken the risk and picked it up, you would have thought Hollywood would be crying out for original movies made by talented people, but to be honest I’m at a stage where I’m just happy it’s getting made, and Marty has creative control.
It will be interesting to see how Netflix move forward with this. They must surely give the film a theatrical run, given its bound to be nominated for some Oscar and if they want to gain prestige within Hollywood.
They aren’t in everyone’s good books at the moment. There was controversy at the Cannes film festival when Okja and Meyerowitz screened, because traditionalists felt that the festival should only be for theatrical movies, not those released on streaming services. Thus if Netflix play their cards right they will have a very powerful leverage in the form of the star-studded crime picture, and it may be the movie that turns the tide and floods more power into streaming services like Amazon and Netflix.
