Ted Sarandos said that Netflix was about to spend big on original movies, and he certainly wasn’t joking around.
According to Deadline, the streaming service has purchased the script for a hard-nosed, female-driven action film called Kate. Netflix is eying an April start date for the production, and is reportedly setting a $25 million budget.
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Writer Umair Aleem has revealed that Kate is about a woman who has 24 hours to solve her own murder, and sources have related the project to Kill Bill and La Femme Nikita.
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With that April production date in mind, Netflix is currently searching for the right director and star.
Netflix already has an all-star group of producers attached to the film. Atomic Blonde‘s Kelly McCormick, John Wick co-director David Leitch and Hunger Games producer Bryan Unkeless are all currently on board.
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Over the last couple of years, Netflix has been diving into the realm of producing original movies. The service recently stated that it plans on releasing 80 films in 2018.
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