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We'll be able to see it here in the US, in China, Canada. And then Netflix has the international distribution rights. You've said you were disappointed in the deal because you designed this movie for the large screen. I'm curious, though, what you think about streaming services as a way to distribute movies and the potential you see there? Yeah, it's an entirely ing] is a good thing. If I ask myself what is the best bit of filmed drama I saw last year, it's "Handmaid's Tale" and I saw that on a streaming service.
Some of the most sophisticated adult content -- adult meaning morally complex rather than pornographic -- was on streaming services and on the small screen in general. So, I think it's good. It disseminates stuff very widely and it is more comfortable with complex matter.
I would say that the big screen has a problem. The films cost a lot of money and if they don't generate a lot of money on the first weekend, people lose their jobs, people don't work again. It's serious and difficult. Streaming is different. It's a more passive relationship. It's $10 a month or whatever it is that someone is paying to participate in it and it allows for more creative freedom. So, I think that's a good thing.
Last year, you signed a deal to develop TV projects for FX. "Dredd" wasn't that well received -- would you consider redoing it for TV? I was really pleased at that film. It bombed in the box office, but the film itself I thought was pretty cool.
So would you consider revisiting "Dredd"? Definitely not, no. But that's just because I don't like working in franchises. I don't want to work in sequels just because life is short and I'd rather try something different.
In 2005 you wrote a script for a film adaptation of the popular video game Halo. It was never made into a film. What was your vision for Halo?