Michael Bay, the director of great trash (The Rock, Armageddon) and bad trash (most of the Transformers movies) alike, has always been the kind of filmmaker who shoots his films for the biggest, loudest screens possible. Good or bad or something in-between, his films have been blockbusters in the truest sense of the word – you want them to fill your vision and overwhelm your pitiful, human senses.
So here’s some left-turn news for you: Michael Bay is making a movie for Netflix called Six Underground. And it’s going to star the newly hot Ryan Reynolds, an actor with no shortage of choices after two Deadpool movies.
Yes, Netflix is all-powerful. Do not stand in their way.
Six Underground will be a co-production between Netflix and Skydance Media, who announced the project with a press release. This will not be the first Netflix original for Skydance (they also produce the series Grace and Frankie and Altered Carbon), but it’s a first for Bay and Reynolds. And it fits in perfectly with Netflix’s recent choices.
While Netflix is home to many original TV shows, documentaries, and indie movies, the streaming giant has not been shy about wanting to get into the blockbuster business. First, they signed Adam Sandler to a significant deal, reigniting the actor’s falling star and reviving his career on a platform where box office numbers don’t matter. Then they teamed up director David Ayer and superstar Will Smith for Bright, which looks like it’s going to be the start of a new franchise (for better or worse).
Michael Bay and Ryan Reynolds feel like the next natural step. After all, Sandler and Smith needed Netflix to help them with a second wind – Bay and Reynolds do not. This pair going to Netflix feels like a statement for everyone involved. On one level, it’s a testament to Netflix’s power that they can land these two. On another, it’s a testament to how Netflix is one of the few places in Hollywood still able and willing to take a risk on a non-franchise film, even if it has big-name talent attached.
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