With a series of high-profile titles expected to land soon, Netflix is well on its way to cementing itself as one of the premier destinations for the world’s top directors. Head of global filmsScott Stuberspoke toVarietyabout four of them—David Fincher, who is working onThe Killer;the Russo brothers, who will return to big-budget filmmaking withThe Gray Man; andBradley Cooper, who will directMaestrofor the streamer.
Stuber tantalizingly describedThe Killeras “provocative and interesting.” He said:
“It is about the methodology of that world, which David details better than anyone. He’s so good in the detail of method… of watching something unfold. It’s a really fun, big movie in the hands of one of the best filmmakers.”
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But in the summer, Stuber expects to launch the service’s own “Bond or Bourne kind of movie,”The Gray Man, a $200 million action film fromAvengers: EndgamedirectorsAnthonyandJoe Russo, starringChris EvansandRyan Gosling. Calling it a “big, globe-trotting, fun espionage movie,” Stuber said about the film:
“Ryan and Chris, their dynamic is great. Their chemistry is great. Ana de Armas is great in the film. They’ve just got a really terrific cast. That’ll be one of our big summer movies next year.”
The streamer has also landedMaestro, Cooper’s follow-up to his blockbuster directorial debutA Star is Born. Co-starringCarey Mulligan,Maestrois a biopic of legendary composerLeonard Bernsteinand was born out of a phone call Cooper made to Stuber around two years ago. The producer recalled:
“About 18 months ago, [Bradley] called and said, ‘Can we have breakfast?’ We sat down for about two and a half hours and talked about it. Then I read it, and we met again and we went through all the notes. You could see how much he was into it. We’ve done a lot of work on the makeup. We’ve done a lot of work on the voice. I’m excited to see someone so deeply focused on creating a story that means so much to him. And Carey Mulligan is an incredible actress. We’ve seen her do such great work. Promising Young Woman was, I thought, one of the best last year.”
In addition to these titles, Netflix will also release directorAndrew Dominik’s long-in-the-makingMarilyn MonroebiopicBlonde, starringAna de Armasin the lead role. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates on these projects!
