LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 19: Christian Bale attends the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild ... [+] Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Getty ImagesIn what’s a record-breaking deal at Berlin’s European Film Market, Netflix has landed the worldwide rights to the Gothic thriller The Pale Blue Eye starring Christian Bale. The streaming platform beat out other competitors for the $55 million acquisition, which CAA Media Finance, Endeavor Content, and MadRiver were selling at Berlin’s European Film Market. Bale will also produce with Cooper, Birdman producer John Lesher and Cross Creek’s Tyler Thompson. In terms of Netflix, it’s another major deal for the streamer that previously signed more than one 8-figure deal at the all-virtual EFM.

Source: Forbes March 08, 2021 18:00 UTC