Sure, YouTube Red has already has some movie releases, but none have been an expression of the art form. The latest aims to change that, and has a Hollywood bona-fide attached in Susa Sarandon. Right, some of a certain generation may be asking, “Who”? It’s in post-production at the moment so we will have to see if YouTube’s ambitions are met in the final product. Still, it shows a new path the company will be increasingly treading in the coming years. As for the flick, it is a drama/thriller about an emergency room nurse (Sarandon) who turns to unlikely help to get her son back from terrorists after the government refuses to step in. While I am personally hoping for a female-led Taken, it seems the movie is aiming more for drama than for action.
Theatrical Launch
“We don’t have any news to report on a theatrical partner at this stage. Perhaps later once we identify a partner… Our distribution strategy for our original films and series is grounded on YouTube Red.”
