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Paramount’s ‘The Lovebirds’ With Issa Rae and Kumail
“The Lovebirds,” the comedy starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, is heading from Paramount Pictures to now be launched by Netflix, a person with information of the acquisition informed TheWrap.
Media Rights Capital made the deal to promote the movie to Netflix, the person mentioned. “The Lovebirds” was meant to premiere at SXSW after which open theatrically on April 3. Last week, the movie was pulled from its theatrical launch by Paramount because of the coronavirus outbreak. The new launch date for the movie is to be determined.
Michael Showalter directed “The Lovebirds,” which follows Rae and Nanjiani as a brand new couple on the run from the legislation after they get wrapped up in a homicide thriller.
Paramount additionally delayed the discharge of “A Quiet Place Part II,” which was meant to open in theaters Friday, and on the drama “Blue Story,” and it most just lately gave a digital launch to the online game household movie “Sonic the Hedgehog” after its theatrical run was minimize brief.
Many studios which have needed to delay the releases of their movies have just lately turned to VOD streaming within the wake of the coronavirus unfold shutting down hundreds of film theaters throughout the nation for weeks. Among the titles to make the transfer to digital within the coming weeks have included Universal’s “Trolls World Tour,” “Emma.,” “The Hunt” and “The Invisible Man,” Sony’s “Bloodshot,” Lionsgate’s “I Still Believe” and Disney/Pixar’s “Onward.”
Netflix on Friday introduced it might be establishing a $100 million coronavirus aid fund to assist the inventive group. Netflix additionally beforehand picked up the Paramount sci-fi movie “The Cloverfield Paradox” in 2018, dropping the movie in a shock launch on the streaming service after promoting for it on the Super Bowl.
Deadline first reported the information.
All the Hollywood Films Arriving on Demand Early Because of the Coronavirus
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Since most U.S. film theaters have shuttered in response to the coronavirus pandemic, studios are dashing out VOD residence releases of films that have been solely simply in theaters.
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“Trolls World Tour”
The sequel to the 2017 animated hit introduced it might be obtainable for digital obtain on April 10 — the identical day it was imagined to land in theaters. Now it is a VOD unique.
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“Birds of Prey”
The Margot Robbie spinoff of 2017’s “Suicide Squad” will debut on demand on March 24. The movie grossed $84 million since opening on Feb. 4.
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“The Hunt”
The Universal/Blumhouse horror movie was first delayed from launch final fall resulting from controversy over its violent content material — after which sidelined after its March 13 opening by the coronavirus. It’s obtainable to stream starting March 20.
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“The Invisible Man”
The Universal horror movie starring Elisabeth Moss grossed almost $65 million since its Feb. 26 launch in theaters. It’s obtainable to stream starting March 20.
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“Emma”
Focus Features’ adaptation of the Jane Austen novel opened in restricted launch Feb. 21 — and picked up $10 million in ticket gross sales till the pandemic shut down theaters.
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“Bloodshot”
The Vin Diesel comic-book film opened March 6 and grossed $10 million earlier than theaters shut down. Now it is due on VOD on March 24.
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“I Still Believe”
Lionsgate’s biopic starring Ok.J. Apa as Christian music star Jeremy Camp hits VOD on March 27 — simply two weeks after it opened in…