Generations of filmmakers have headed to the tiny resort town of Park City, Utah, for the Sundance Film Festival with dreams of landing big deals and launching their careers. Fewer than 100 feature films are coming to Sundance seeking distribution, according to data compiled by United Talent Agency and other industry sources. The movie flopped at the box office and became Sundance shorthand for the kind of high-altitude, lightheaded decisions that buyers now studiously try to avoid. “Late Night,” with Mindy Kaling, left, and Emma Thompson, was well received at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival but disappointed at the box office. We definitely shopped the film around to other studios, and Netflix once again was the studio that raised their hands,” Rees said.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 23, 2020 12:56 UTC