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Netflix Pays Near $20M To Win Auction For ‘The Starling,’ Ted Melfi-Directed Melissa McCarthy-Starrer
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deadline.comBy Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film EXCLUSIVE: On the basis of a script and four-minute promo reel, Netflix has won an auction and acquired world rights to The Starling, the Ted Melfi-directed drama that stars Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Kline, Chris O’Dowd and Timothy Olyphant.
Sources said the deal is in the $20 million range and while that might not be the most ever paid for a film based on script and sizzle reel, The Starling has wet its beak in an exceptional manner, especially in a market like this one.
It might portend a run on finished films that haven’t yet locked distributors. In the Matt Harris-scripted drama, McCarthy and O’Dowd play a married couple trying to rebuild their relationship after suffering a tragedy.
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