Netflix has inked a multi-year first-look deal with actress and producer Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) and her production company Aluna Entertainment.
Kirby has partnered with former Film4 Senior Executive Lauren Dark to develop and produce a slate of features with a focus on female-centric stories.
Just last week during the Edinburgh TV Festival, Netflix execs based in the UK said they wouldn’t be aggressively pursuing overall deals with British talent. While this isn’t a TV overall deal, it’s the next best thing and a sign that Netflix is looking to forge impactful commercial pacts with local actors and producers. It has already been doing so with the likes of Charlie Brooker on the TV side.
The streamer last year picked up Kirby-starrer Pieces of a Woman, and is home to The Crown, in which Kirby played Princess Margaret.
Dark joins newly minted Aluna from Film4, where she...
Kirby has partnered with former Film4 Senior Executive Lauren Dark to develop and produce a slate of features with a focus on female-centric stories.
Just last week during the Edinburgh TV Festival, Netflix execs based in the UK said they wouldn’t be aggressively pursuing overall deals with British talent. While this isn’t a TV overall deal, it’s the next best thing and a sign that Netflix is looking to forge impactful commercial pacts with local actors and producers. It has already been doing so with the likes of Charlie Brooker on the TV side.
The streamer last year picked up Kirby-starrer Pieces of a Woman, and is home to The Crown, in which Kirby played Princess Margaret.
Dark joins newly minted Aluna from Film4, where she...
- 8/31/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Crown” star Vanessa Kirby and her production company Aluna Entertainment have set a multiyear first-look film deal with Netflix, the streamer said Tuesday.
Kirby is partnering with former Film4 senior executive Lauren Dark to develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience and aim to make high-end engrossing stories with universal appeal.
Kirby has worked with Netflix closely on their hit series “The Crown” and was also Oscar-nominated for her work in the Netflix drama “Pieces of a Woman” released last year. The film premiered at Venice and won Kirby the Volpi Cup prize for Best Actress at the festival.
“It has long been a dream of mine to produce and I have found the perfect partners in my friends at Netflix,” Vanessa Kirby said in a statement. “They have been an inspiring creative home for...
Kirby is partnering with former Film4 senior executive Lauren Dark to develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience and aim to make high-end engrossing stories with universal appeal.
Kirby has worked with Netflix closely on their hit series “The Crown” and was also Oscar-nominated for her work in the Netflix drama “Pieces of a Woman” released last year. The film premiered at Venice and won Kirby the Volpi Cup prize for Best Actress at the festival.
“It has long been a dream of mine to produce and I have found the perfect partners in my friends at Netflix,” Vanessa Kirby said in a statement. “They have been an inspiring creative home for...
- 8/31/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Netflix has signed a first look deal with Vanessa Kirby’s production company, Aluna Entertainment.
Netflix has signed a multi-year first- look deal with Pieces Of A Woman actor Vanessa Kirby and her London-based production company, Aluna Entertainment - a deal which sees Kirby partner with outgoing former Film4 senior executive, Lauren Dark.
Kirby and Dark - whose credits at Film4 have included The Father and Censor - will develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience. ”In Lauren I’ve found a true ally and we...
Netflix has signed a multi-year first- look deal with Pieces Of A Woman actor Vanessa Kirby and her London-based production company, Aluna Entertainment - a deal which sees Kirby partner with outgoing former Film4 senior executive, Lauren Dark.
Kirby and Dark - whose credits at Film4 have included The Father and Censor - will develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience. ”In Lauren I’ve found a true ally and we...
- 8/31/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has signed a first look deal with Vanessa Kirby’s production company, Aluna Entertainment.
Netflix has signed a multi-year first- look deal with Pieces Of A Woman actor Vanessa Kirby and her London-based production company, Aluna Entertainment - a deal which sees Kirby partner with outgoing former Film4 senior executive, Lauren Dark.
Kirby and Dark - whose credits at Film4 have included The Father and Censor - will develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience. ”In Lauren I’ve found a true ally and we...
Netflix has signed a multi-year first- look deal with Pieces Of A Woman actor Vanessa Kirby and her London-based production company, Aluna Entertainment - a deal which sees Kirby partner with outgoing former Film4 senior executive, Lauren Dark.
Kirby and Dark - whose credits at Film4 have included The Father and Censor - will develop and produce a slate of feature films with a focus on projects that explore the spectrum of the female experience. ”In Lauren I’ve found a true ally and we...
- 8/31/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
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