Netflix’s ‘The Discovery’ ventures into the afterlife

It’s all about life after death in the upcoming Netflix original movie The Discovery. Starring Robert Redford, Rooney Mara, and Jason Segel, the film is set a year after science has proven that there is an afterlife and millions of people have been committing suicide to cross over. It follows Redford as the scientist who discovered the afterlife, his son Will (Segel), and Isla (Mara), the woman Will has fallen in love with. The film will be making its debut at the Sundance Film Festival this Thursday and then will be available on Netflix and select theaters in the US on March 31.

Source: CNET

Netflix scores rights to sci-fi film ‘The Discovery,’ plans theatrical release in the U.S.

Netflix gain global rights to an upcoming science fiction film entitled The Discovery, starring Jason Segel, Robert Redford, and Rooney Mara. But aside from releasing it on its platform, the streaming service has planned to screen it in theatres in the U.S. sometime next year. Netflix has previously announced that they wanted to premiere movies in theatres at the same time they do on their service, which goes against a long-held movie industry practice and has caused the ire from theatre owners. However, that doesn’t seem to have stopped them. Although, it isn’t known yet if the theatrical release and the Netflix release will happen at the same time or if SVOD gets it first or the theatres do, we should find out more in the coming months.

The Discovery is described on IMDB as “A love story after the existence of the afterlife is scientifically verified.” Deadline says the Charlie McDowell film will be set two years after this discovery and at this time a lot of people are committing suicide to get another chance at life.

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