{"id":18714,"date":"2023-10-12T08:43:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T07:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1603180"},"modified":"2023-10-12T08:43:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T07:43:26","slug":"netflix-ruthlessly-trims-the-fat-by-scrapping-2-upcoming-movies-and-cutting-jobs-in-a-division-that-literally-just-won-an-oscar-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/12\/netflix-ruthlessly-trims-the-fat-by-scrapping-2-upcoming-movies-and-cutting-jobs-in-a-division-that-literally-just-won-an-oscar-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix ruthlessly trims the fat by scrapping 2 upcoming movies and cutting jobs in a division that literally just won an Oscar this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pinocchio.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>There isn&#8217;t a streaming service in the business that hasn&#8217;t cut at least some costs recently, whether that&#8217;s by laying off staff, canceling original content, <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/movies\/an-action-packed-netflix-fantasy-rises-from-the-ashes-and-returns-to-the-library-months-after-being-erased-and-sentenced-to-purgatory\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">excising it from the library entirely<\/a>, or abandoning in-development projects. Sadly, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/tag\/netflix\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netflix <\/a><\/strong>ticked off a couple of those boxes in one fell swoop, with the platform&#8217;s animation department in the midst of downsizing.<\/p>\n<p>As revealed by <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/film\/news\/netflix-animation-shakeup-moives-shutdown-output-deals-1235752497\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a>, Netflix Animation is being restructured, and there have already been casualties. As well as a number of jobs poised to be cut, a pair of in-house exclusives have now been permanently shelved. <em>Escape from Beverly Hills <\/em>will now be shopped to other interested parties, while <em>Tunga <\/em>has been sent back into development, four years after the company first acquired the rights.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/The_Sea_Beast_00_07_53_05-e1697096574344.jpg\" alt=\"the sea beast\" class=\"wp-image-1249783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/The_Sea_Beast_00_07_53_05-e1697096574344.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/The_Sea_Beast_00_07_53_05-e1697096574344.jpg?resize=564,317 564w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/The_Sea_Beast_00_07_53_05-e1697096574344.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/The_Sea_Beast_00_07_53_05-e1697096574344.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cr: NETFLIX \u00a9 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Instead of focusing so heavily on developing its own animation from the ground up, the shift will see deals offered to third-party producers to take already-completed titles to Netflix for a fair price, a sentiment that retroactively applied to both Sony&#8217;s <em>The Mitchells vs. the Machines <\/em>and <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/movies\/netflixs-spy-kids-reboot-and-chicken-run-sequel-better-be-cinematic-masterpieces-after-zachary-levi-blasts-hollywoods-garbage-movies\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aardman&#8217;s incoming <em>Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What makes it even crueler is that <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/movies\/an-oscar-winning-netflix-instant-classic-getting-special-treatment-thats-guaranteed-to-ruffle-more-than-a-few-feathers\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netflix literally won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature this year <\/a>through Guillermo del Toro&#8217;s <em>Pinocchio<\/em>, with the filmmaker remaining a staunch supporter of the format <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/movies\/netflixs-already-stacked-blockbuster-reboot-of-a-legendary-creature-feature-from-a-3-time-oscar-winner-adds-a-2-time-oscar-winner-to-its-cast\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and an increasingly regular collaborator of the platform&#8217;s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but the stop-motion fantasy <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/movies\/netflixs-acclaimed-new-animated-adventure-hits-1-in-37-countries\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">beat out another Netflix original in <em>The Sea Beast <\/em>to win its Oscar<\/a>, doubling down on the new reality facing the animated slate. Of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/movies\/netflix-strikes-while-the-adam-sandler-iron-is-at-its-hottest-by-unveiling-release-date-for-the-resurgent-stars-2nd-original-movie-in-3-months\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adam Sandler&#8217;s <em>Leo <\/em>is safe for obvious reasons given his immense drawing power<\/a>, but the future just got a lot murkier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pinocchio.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>There goes those plans for world 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