Through a promotional video Recently launched, Netflix announced a new initiative that it will implement during 2021, which consists of releasing new movies weekly throughout the year. As reported, the platform plans to launch more than 70 titles, between original productions and acquisitions, which will have Netflix as the first exhibition window.
Some of the stars who participate in the Netflix promotional video, which, according to its latest quarterly results report (Q3 2020), registers a total of 36.3 million subscribers in Latin America, are Dwayne Johnson, Melissa McCarthy, Halle Berry, Jason Momoa, Amy Adams, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Hemsworth, Leonardo Di Caprio and Lin-Manuel Miranda, among others. The list of releases covers genres such as comedy, drama, romance, western, thriller, action, horror, sci-fi, musical, and animation.
“None of us can predict what will happen with this pandemic, and things are constantly changing under our feet. We are waiting to see what the other side of all this will be. The good news is that people still love stories, but we will all have to keep evolving. I believe that great things will happen in the business of the cinema during the next decade ”, assured Scott Stuber, Head of Original Films of Netflix, in an interview with the specialized website Variety.
The Netflix announcement was made officially on January 12, and, among the titles included, there are some that have already been released on the SVOD OTT.
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