Netflix Takes Major Decision Against ‘Filmmakers'

Netflix Finally Admits Theatrical Releases Were Never Part of the Plan

For a brief moment, Netflix wanted Hollywood to believe it had changed. When the streaming giant was pursuing Warner Bros., Netflix executives went out of their way to reassure filmmakers, exhibitors, and investors that theatrical releases would become an important part of the company’s strategy. CEO Ted Sarandos repeatedly emphasized that Warner Bros. movies would continue receiving traditional theatrical windows, with reports at the time citin…

Netflix takes major decision against ‘filmmakers'

Netflix has made a rare concession to cinema with Greta Gerwig's Narnia film, but its film chief has been blunt about what that means for directors who want the same treatment: they simply won't be getting a call.Dan Lin, who took over...

Netflix Film Head Says Streamer Has “Accepted” They Won’t Work With “Filmmakers Who Still Want Theatrical” Releases

Dan Lin, chairman of Netflix film, said the streamer has 'accepted' they won't work with 'filmmakers who want theatrical' releases.

Netflix Film Boss Says Streamer ‘Won’t Work With’ Directors ‘Who Still Want Theatrical’ and ‘We’ve Accepted’ That

Netflix Film Chief Dan Lin tells the New York Times that the company has 'accepted' it won't work with 'filmmakers who still want theatrical.'

Netflix is staying in the made-for-TV movie business

When it comes to made-for-TV movies, Netflix is still the once and future king. In a new New York Times profile on Dan Lin, the blunt-talking chairman of Netflix’s film division, the streamer’s movie chief dispels any hope that Netflix would begin releasing movies in theaters. Lin, who made a splash a few months ago by denying Matt Damon’s accusation that Netflix requires characters to reiterate the plot every few minutes because viewers are on …

Netflix Film Chief Dan Lin Lays Out Strategy: ‘I Can’t Impose My Taste on the Slate’

Dan Lin, the chairman of Netflix’s film division, is opening up about his strategy for the company. In a New York Times profile published Friday, Lin, who inherited the job after Scott Stuber, an executive known for courting triple-A talent and letting them making their dream projects at Netflix, with little budget oversight, laid out his vision for his slate. He began by telling an odd anecdote about how when he was courting Charlize Theron for…