Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmWhile there has been question about big movies holding their theatrical release dates around the holidays in this COVID moment, Universal’s News of the World is solidifying a plan to release theatrically in the U.S., while getting its international release through Netflix.
Deadline hears that the Paul Greengrass-directed period drama that stars Tom Hanks will have its overseas distribution handled through Netflix, which has done this on some other pictures but not on a picture this large.The deal is being sewn up as we speak, and this will be good news for theaters in the U.S.
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