New York (AFP)
Apple has acquired for its Apple TV + platform the rights to broadcast the next film from Anthony and Joe Russo, who directed "Avengers: Endgame", the feature film that broke the world revenue record.
This is a significant acquisition for Apple, which after highlighting series for the launch of Apple TV + in early November 2019, is preparing to put several films online exclusively.
According to the specialized site Deadline, the group would have put forty million dollars on the table to ensure the exclusivity of "Cherry".
Asked by AFP, Apple refused to confirm this amount.
The Russo Brothers have directed four films in the Marvel series, including “Avengers: Endgame,” which grossed a record $ 2.79 billion in worldwide box office revenue.
With "Cherry", they change their world completely, taking an interest in a former military doctor suffering from post-traumatic stress, who becomes dependent on opiates and starts robbing banks.
The film, starring Tom Holland ("Spider-Man"), is scheduled to receive a "limited time" theatrical release, Apple told AFP - before being offered. on Apple TV + in early 2021.
The action takes place in Cleveland (Ohio), the hometown of the Russo brothers.
"This crisis (of opiates) has affected our families, so it's a very personal film for us," Anthony Russo explained in July 2019 during the Comic-Con festival in San Diego.
"Joe and I are now in a position to be able to bring films to fruition and we want to use this capital", said the older of the two brothers (50 years old).
Even an early 2021 release could keep the film in the running for the next Oscars, which pushed back the deadline for film eligibility to February 28.
Several other films acquired by Apple are expected soon, including "On The Rocks" by Sofia Coppola.
The platform is also committed to producing the next film of Martin Scorsese, "Killers of the Flower Moon", whose budget would turn around 200 million dollars, according to several American media.
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