Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNetflix has acquired the worldwide rights to Sam Levinson’s “Malcolm & Marie,” starring Zendaya and John David Washington, in a massive $30 million pact.The sale comes out of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival — a largely virtual affair that Netflix has dominated with splashy deals.
The streamer shelled out $20 million for global rights to “Bruised,” which marks Halle Berry’s directorial debut, and bought “Pieces of a Woman,” a searing drama that could score awards attention for stars Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf“Malcolm & Marie” stars Washington as a filmmaker and Zendaya as his girlfriend, following them after they return home from a movie premiere.
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