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The Netflix slate includes crime thriller "Red
Notice" starring Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot and Dwayne Johnson,
one of six action movies, and zombie heist film "Army of the
Dead" from director Zack Snyder. The dozen comedies include
"Don't Look Up" with an all-star cast of Leonardo DiCaprio,
Jennifer Lawrence, Timothée Chalamet, Tyler Perry, Meryl Streep
and others.
All but four of the films will be available to Netflix customers
in the more than 190 countries it serves. Ten of the movies are
in languages other than English. Additional movies will be
released in markets outside the United States.
Netflix is competing for viewers with a group of newer streaming
services from Walt Disney Co, AT&T Inc, Comcast Corp and Apple
Inc. Competition has intensified as the coronavirus pandemic has
shuttered movie theaters and left home-bound audiences searching
for entertainment.
The Netflix pace of releasing more than one film per week dwarfs
that of other Hollywood studios. Disney, by contrast, currently
plans to debut roughly two dozen movies this year in theaters
and on its Disney+ streaming service, including four Marvel
Studios films and two from Pixar.
The Netflix 2021 schedule includes 18 dramas, nine thrillers,
eight animated films and eight romances.
Other notable titles include musical "tick, tick...BOOM"
directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and "Bruised," a drama that is
the first movie directed by Halle Berry.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
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