So Netflix bought his movie?
Why this movie? I mean I love Ricky, but I wonder why they specificly bought this movie?
sharebecause it's his new project.
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Probably because of the success of Derek.
shareand "The Office".
Yes, you're right in saying that "The Office" helped, but I think especially Derek because it was a Netflix show.
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Nope. Derek was a Channel 4 show :)
shareReally? I'm from the US, and I had no idea. Why did Netflix put their name on it?
shareNetflix just distributed for the US in 2013, it wasn't one of their original programs. Channel 4 in the UK put it on air first in 2012. See below for details.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2616280/companycredits?ref_=tt_dt_co
You are incorrect.
Derek was a Derek Productions show. The rights to distribute in the UK was sold to Channel 4. Respectively, the show was sold to Netflix for distribution in the US, as well as Belgium and Netherlands. Part of the agreement was probably that whichever distributer in each region bought the rights could brand the show as their own. Literally in the link you provided.
It was originally commissioned by Channel 4 based on a pilot produced for them by Derek Productions. It was essentially a Channel 4 show.
Netflix then bought the US (and various other) distribution rights.
Series 2 listed Netflix in the end-credits in the UK which suggests that they were, at least, in part funding it by that point.
As for Special Correspondents, I'm fairly sure Netflix commissioned this new movie rather than simply buying up the rights.
Also, both this and Derek were pretty awful.
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In the greater scheme of things, Netflix wants to become an alternative to cinema.
They plan to produce 2-3 movies a year and show it on their programming first, and one month later to other pay-per-view sites.
"Beasts of no Nation" was their first attempt of doing this, and as of Netflix own account, it was quite successful in attracting new customers.
In this sense, Netflix will try to get to at least one new release a month, so people never quit paying.
So excuse the dumb question, but we can watch this movie on Netflix, right? Not order the DVD to be mailed?
shareRicky Gervais is just awful, you know it will suck if he's hamming it up on the cover.
shareYou seem to be dressing up opinion as fact. He may not be your cup of tea - comedy is entirely subjective anyway - but he has been behind productions that have received international acclaim from both critics and audiences. That's undeniable. The Office was an outstanding piece of television - only my opinion of course, nothing factual about it.
shareI bet it was a good deal for Netflix, a dissapointing flick with famous actors is right up Nextflix alley.
shareWhat do you mean by this movie specifically?? Does Ricky have like a cache of movies to sell?
I don't know too much about Ricky G but I heard he's the "IT" guy in recent years in the comedy world and I know Eric and Vera from their various movies in the last decade. This was a pretty good movie and it had its moments.
My question is, did Ricky approach Netflix for funding before he shot the movie? I'm not sure how Netflix's model works since they're an online distribution platform unlike say people paying $10 a ticket to see a movie in the cinema. I wonder if they got back what they invested in this movie because while it is good, at some points it seemed very "made for tv" or "direct to DVD" type of movie.
It was cheap.
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