https://staging2.theplaylist.net/david-fincher-rumored-to-be-battling-over-budget-for-the-netflix-series-house-of-cards-20120307/ Fri, 13 May 2016 12:51:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://staging2.theplaylist.net/david-fincher-rumored-to-be-battling-over-budget-for-the-netflix-series-house-of-cards-20120307/#comment-81365 Fri, 13 May 2016 12:51:23 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/david-fincher-rumored-to-be-battling-over-budget-for-the-netflix-series-house-of-cards-112416/#comment-81365 The business model behind this project doesn't make sense to me, without advertising on NF streams how do Media Rights Capital expect to make their money back? I doubt NF's bid covers the $100m cost. International rights would be one thing, but the original series was widely seen in many international markets. In earlier years a Netflix bow could be a good platform to sell physical releases, but that market is now collapsing.

]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/david-fincher-rumored-to-be-battling-over-budget-for-the-netflix-series-house-of-cards-20120307/#comment-81366 Fri, 13 May 2016 12:51:23 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/david-fincher-rumored-to-be-battling-over-budget-for-the-netflix-series-house-of-cards-112416/#comment-81366 I love David as a director, and he could have all the money he wanted if it was mine. I think he does a consummate job with anything he does, and frankly, Netflix is lucky to have him. Now whether everything he does will make money, that my friend is not so certain. In order to justify adding more to the one hundred million budget they will have to have something so spectacular people will be hocking their grandmother’s jewelry to get it. I can’t see that happening though, for as popular as HBO is for their series, people aren’t signing up for pay TV to get it. No, pay TV is important to me for variety, and I get that already with combining my DISH and Blockbuster @Home. I will be increasing my Blockbuster subscription to two discs so my son can have a game at the same time, but for only ten dollars a month, which includes streaming now, I can’t complain. Netflix will never replace pay TV, which is why we are hearing of a “bundle” option, which I can’t see DISH or Comcast ever being interested in.

]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/david-fincher-rumored-to-be-battling-over-budget-for-the-netflix-series-house-of-cards-20120307/#comment-81367 Fri, 13 May 2016 12:51:23 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/david-fincher-rumored-to-be-battling-over-budget-for-the-netflix-series-house-of-cards-112416/#comment-81367 Willimon's comments sound like a euphemism for 'he argues with EVERYONE'.

]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/david-fincher-rumored-to-be-battling-over-budget-for-the-netflix-series-house-of-cards-20120307/#comment-81368 Fri, 13 May 2016 12:51:23 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/david-fincher-rumored-to-be-battling-over-budget-for-the-netflix-series-house-of-cards-112416/#comment-81368 And budget + John Carter may have pushed Fincher's 20,000 Leagues with Disney back a bit.

]]> https://staging2.theplaylist.net/david-fincher-rumored-to-be-battling-over-budget-for-the-netflix-series-house-of-cards-20120307/#comment-81369 Fri, 13 May 2016 12:51:23 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2012/more/uncategorized/david-fincher-rumored-to-be-battling-over-budget-for-the-netflix-series-house-of-cards-112416/#comment-81369 Is "spartan" really the adjective for a $40M movie about frat boys fighting over a website?

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