The Borneo Post

Netflix wins rights to Kodachrome

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NETFLIX have won the rights to ‘Kodachrome’.

The entertainm­ent company have acquired the rights to the upcoming movie for a huge multi-million dollar figure, which will see it released to countries worldwide, including America, Canada, United

Kingdom, Italy, Japan, India, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Iceland and Norway, The Wrap Online has reported.

The forthcomin­g production stars Jason Sudeikis, Elizabeth Olsen and Ed Harris and is directed by filmmaker Mark Raso.

The movie tells the story of a father and son who are on a road trip to Kansas in a bid to process numerous rolls of film before the still photo developmen­t system comes to an end.

Raso has also scrapped the modern digital way of creating the movie and captured the production on film, which made him feel “grounded” and more “present” on set.

He explained to Deadline: “The very first short film I ever did was on film. I hadn’t touched it for maybe 12, 15 years, and one thing that it did that I kind of enjoyed - and I think it relates to the broader spectrum of this move toward digital - is it made me more present on set, because you couldn’t push a button to re-watch what you shot. It kind of grounded me, it kind of made me present, and I think that was a wonderful thing.” Sudeikis has revealed the recent project has made him appreciate the various modes of technology.

The 41-year- old actor previously explained: “I shoot pictures here and there, andthere’s an intention that you bring to

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