Five years ago, Netflix was making a big push into film, throwing big money at filmmakers and giving many auteurs free rein.
Now, as theaters face yet another crisis year, with big projects delayed by strikes — the next “Mission: Impossible” and “Captain America: Brave New World” are just two of the high-profile titles pushed from 2024 to 2025 — and grim box office estimates, Netflix is pulling back on original films. The streamer told Variety it plans to make 25 to 30 narrative US features a year after a stated goal three years ago of releasing one original title a week.
