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Netflix to stream upcoming Sony movies, including Spider Man

2021-04-09T15:58:37.294Z


For the platform, this new, very expensive contract is not only an opportunity to expand its catalog. It is also a way to dry up fierce competition.


Netflix will become the exclusive home of popular franchises such as

Spider Man, Jumanji

or

Bad Boys

produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment, as well as superheroes from the Marvel galaxy, like

Venom

,

to which Sony owns the rights.

The two parties have just announced the signing of a partnership which grants the streaming giant the distribution, in the United States, of the major's successful blockbusters after their theatrical release, on the one hand, in addition to a right of first glance for Sony films produced only for streaming platforms.

The agreement, which lasts for five years, will allow Netflix to get its hands on all the feature films that will be released in theaters from 2022. The streaming leader should thus recover the film Marvel

Morbius

, the adaptation from the bestselling book

Where the Crawdads Sing

or the Brad Pitt thriller

Bullet Train

.

Read also:

For Disney, the future of cinema is through streaming

According to sources familiar with the matter, cited by the

Wall Street Journal,

Netflix would have agreed to pay

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Source: lefigaro

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