'Hit Man': Netflix Buys Richard Linkater's Assassin Dramedy
"Hit Man" marks the streamer's second major buy in the Fall festival circuit following 'Woman of the Hour'
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"Hit Man" marks the streamer's second major buy in the Fall festival circuit following 'Woman of the Hour'
Netflix shelled out $20 million for Richard Linklater's "Hit Man."
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty“It’s crazy the way it feels to be a director and [at] your first premiere,” said Patricia Arquette, introducing the world premiere of her directorial debut Gonzo Girl on the opening night of the Toronto International Film Festival.The Academy Award winner was just one of several noteworthy actors who brought their first film to this year’s TIFF. Joining her in those ranks are Chris Pine (Poolman), Anna Kendrick (Woman of the Hour), Krist
Because of the Hollywood strikes, the starpower at the Toronto International Film Festival is owed to actors who are directing their own films—few of which, it turns out, are good.
Netflix appears close to nabbing Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, after a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. The true-life…