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In similar fashion to this year’s “The Cloverfield Paradox”, which the studio sold to the streamer shortly before its intended theatrical, Paramount Pictures has inked a deal with Netflix to premiere Ciaran Foy’s “Eli”.
The movie was originally due to open in theaters January 4.
Says Collider, who have the scoop :
Sources say that Eli has been testing well with audiences and that its move to Paramount may have been the result of a regime change at the studio, as the film was acquired in October 2017 by Brian Robbins, who recently exited his post at Paramount Players to run Nickelodeon for Viacom. Given its lack of marquee stars, Eli may have posed a marketing challenge as a theatrical release for Paramount, so this is really a win all-around. Not only does the studio make a tidy profit, but Netflix picks up a solid movie to satisfy its genre-loving subscribers, and the Eli filmmakers can sleep easy knowing the movie will find its audience on Netflix.
The film, featuring “Insidious” alum Lili Taylor, fixes on a boy receiving treatment for his auto-immune disorder who discovers that the house he’s living isn’t as safe as he thought.
David Chirchirillo, Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing wrote the script for the film.
