Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Gerry Cardinale’s studio, Artists Equity, has signed a multi-year streaming first-look, production, and distribution agreement with Netflix. Under the terms of this creative partnership, Artists Equity will be the lead studio on the films they produce for Netflix.
“This is an incredible milestone for Artists Equity and one that validates the vision we’ve been working towards since 2022,” said Affleck and Damon in a statement. “From the jump, we’ve seen this growing need for an independent supplier comfortable across the entire creative process, from development to final cut. Netflix is a great match for our work. Dan and his team have a unique connection with the modern viewer and the ability to unite audiences over a shared cultural moment. Pairing that with our future-facing, artist-first approach, we’re confident The Rip’s success will prove to be just the beginning. We can’t wait to create many more ambitious, globally resonant stories together.”
Artists Equity continues has an existing theatrical feature film agreement with Sony Pictures, under which Artists Equity will develop and produce theatrical films that Sony will distribute globally
This deal comes off the success of Artist Equity’s Netflix feature The Rip, which released on January 16 and spent three weeks at #1 on Netflix’s Global Weekly Top 10, receiving 112.3M Views over six weeks. Produced by Artists Equity’s Affleck, Damon and Luciana Damon, as well as Dani Bernfeld, and directed by Joe Carnahan, the action thriller stars Damon, Affleck, Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, Catalina Sandino Moreno with Scott Adkins and Kyle Chandler.
“We’re expanding our partnership with Artists Equity because they share our mission – to make bold, original films,” said Dan Lin, Chairman of Netflix Film. “Ben and Matt don’t wait for opportunities, they create them: from making and starring in ambitious, original films, to building an innovative studio model. Audiences worldwide are loving The Rip, and we can’t wait to share the thriller Animals later this year. Formalizing this relationship means we will be making even more memorable movies together.”
Coming later this year, Netflix will release Affleck’s next directorial feature, the Artists Equity film Animals, starring Affleck, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Adriana Paz, Ray Fisher, Matt Gerald with Luis Gerardo Méndez and Steven Yeun.
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