Surprise deal with Curzon cinemas for Cary Fukunaga’s Oscar-tipped film suggests Netflix may want to exercise screenings to boost profile of its core businessThe Oscar-tipped Netflix drama Beasts of No Nation will be released in UK cinemas a week before it is screened by the streaming service.
Cary Fukunaga’s film,which stars Idris Elba as a warlord from an unnamed west African nation who forces a teenage boy into life as a child soldier, will debut across the country in Curzon cinemas on 9 October, and a day after its in-competition screening at the London film festival. The drama is due to arrive on Netflix worldwide and in selected US cinemas on 16 October.
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Source: theguardian.com