Umm is this true?
worldofreel.com/blog/2024/4/15/aurora

Kathryn Bigelow’s “Aurora” was supposed to start shooting this year, but the New York Times is reporting that the filmmaker dropped out of the project “a few months ago.”

You might be asking why? It has to do with the streaming service’s new chief of content, Dan Lin, who is now focused in making films “more about audience, and less about auteurs.” Goddammit. This news comes only a week after David Lynch revealed that Netflix rejected a pitch for his next film.

“More about audience”…..your audience wants GOOD films not s***ty blockbusters

Do you have anything to back this up?

I’m never trusting a man who’s full name is only six letters

Netflix is going to eventually crumble with decisions like this

In OP I asked if this is true and posted a link…

Stop Asian Hate

Netflix co-signed a lot of bomb tv shows and even produced some bomb films since they’ve done their original content, but they’ve seemed to find a way to actually thrive when a lot of streamers had it rough in 22-23, so maybe their new direction is the way to go

I think A24 continuing to form an enterprise is really the best option for that subsection of film creators to thrive. Netflix, Apple, HBO, they’re more likely to change their creative direction the second the bottom line gets a lil ugly imo

nvm yall deserve to eat that netflix core garbage

A24/7 Streaming service rumoured to launch in Q1 25

What did he even mean by that question lmao

I’d seriously doubt anything that comes out of wordofreel but yeah this sounds like Netflix

Think it’s well needed

NYT reported on this yesterday so yes it’s true. worldofreel can only get things right when other, far more reputable outlets report it before them!

He meant the truth - and that is that the general audience is dumb as s*** and would rather watch a s***ty Michael Bay type action flick than a David Lynch movie. I mean, it's an understandable move from Netflix' perspective but a s***ty one for cinephiles.

Criterion Channel needs to go worldwide already

So the audience doesn’t want good movies? That’s weird of them.

Netflix has enough money to let artist be artist! WTF is this @Netflix We don't need another season of You. We need to push the boundaries

I think both you and I have much differing opinions on what makes a movie good vs the average joe.
You're giving "the audience" way too much credit.
Braindead blockbusters are much more up the alley of the average Netflix consumer than auteur films that demand focus and patience, let's be real.

so lame

I blame that one poster who decided to watch Lift on the day it dropped despite knowing it was going to be s***.

Isn’t their most watched movie oat that Dwayne Johnson x Ryan Reynolds movie?

Hopefully Fincher won’t be on meat anymore like Netflix was God’s gift to the movie industry