Netflix’s two big attempts at bringing the blockbuster right into its subscriber’s homes have been pretty hit and miss. On one hand you have the delightful and great “Okja” and on the other you have everyone’s favorite movie “Bright.” But, now, it looks like they have finally found the sweet spot with the upcoming “Mute.”
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos is certainly very excited about it having said that, “[Director] Duncan Jones is such a dynamic directing force, and the team he has assembled in-front-of and behind-the-camera will continue to reinvigorate the science fiction genre.” And given the official plot synopsis, it’s definitely hard to not be excited for it:
Jones has been pretty candid in discussing the journey it has taken for “Mute” to get made. He has described the film as a love letter to “Blade Runner” and mentioned that this and his debut feature film “Moon” actually take place in the same universe (or mooniverse, if you will). He intended to make “Mute” first, but instead made “Moon” and put then former on the backburner while Hollywood beckoned him away to make “Source Code” and “Warcraft.”
To have Jones return to the genre he so clearly loves is certainly something to look forward to and was even featured on The Playlist’s Most Anticipated Movies Of 2018. “Mute” will drop on Netflix on February 23rd.
