Netflix Original Films Coming In 2016: Brad Pitt, Paul Rudd To Star

Netflix is making big strides to become the streaming service of choice not just in the U.S., but across the world. Part of this global effort involves pushing out original content. Original TV series like Orange Is The New Black , House of Cards and Jessica Jones get the most attention, but Netflix is working on a host of new movies as well. As of right now, there are 14 Netflix Original Films set for 2016 release.

Three Original Films With Release Dates

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword Of Destiny, Feb. 26

Netflix Description: In this sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon , four Martial World heroes must keep the legendary Green Destiny sword from villainous Hades Dai.

Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, March 18

Netflix Description: A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday in this epic story of friendship and destiny.

Special Correspondents, April 29

Netflix Description: Ricky Gervais’ hilarious comedy follows a struggling radio journalist and his hapless technician faking frontline war reports from an NYC hideout.

“Special Correspondents is classic Ricky Gervais; smart social satire with heart. It’s the kind of great grown-up comedy that studios rarely make anymore”-- Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Serandos

Eric Bana (Deliver Us From Evil, Lone Survivor) also stars in the comedy set to hit Netflix April 29.

For 2016 Release

War Machine

Netflix Description: Inspired by the best-selling book ‘The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan’ by the late Michael Hastings, War Machine concerns a four star, “rock star” general whose lethal reputation and impeccable track record vaults him to command the American war in Afghanistan. Determined to win the “impossible” war once and for all with a radical new approach, the general and his motley staff of commanders and press advisers race across the globe navigating delicate international alliances and troop requests, the charged battlefield of Washington politics, the voracious appetite of the media, and the day-to-day management of the war itself – all the while struggling to stay connected to the lives of men and women out in the field.

“War Machine is a rip-roaring, behind-the-facade tale of modern war decision-makers, from the corridors of power to the distant regions of America’s ambitions,” said Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos. “Brad and David are a perfect team to make this timely, compelling and entertaining film.” -- Netflix

Amateur

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Netflix will fund Amateur, a film about a 13-year old basketball player who makes a viral video that changes his life, according to Variety .

“Terron is soon nationally ranked among other 7th graders and declared to be "the next Dwayne Wade" despite being in middle school. As a result of this exposure, free athletic gear and various hangers-on find their way to the doorstep of Terron’s school, and he learns about the youth basketball world and the recruiting machine that powers it. With his newfound fame, he must choose between educational institutes, father figures, and belief systems. A few years from now Terron could be a millionaire, but right now all he has is basketball. It’s a lot for anyone to handle -- much less a 13 year-old.” -- Kickstarter Campaign

ARQ

Netflix will fund ARQ according to Deadline. Tony Elliott (Orphan Black) is directing and Robbie Amell (The Flash) and Rachael Taylor (Jessica Jones) will star in this post-apocalyptic thriller set in the not so distant future when the world runs out of oil. It is the job of an engineer (Amell) to protect a technology that can produce unlimited energy and save the world. However, there is a catch. The technology creates a time loop that forces Amell and his friends to relive the same day over and over again.

The Fundamentals of Caring

Netflix secured rights to The Fundamentals of Caring ahead of Sundance Film Festival according to the Hollywood Reporter . Ben (Paul Rudd) suffers a tragedy and takes a job as a caregiver to earn money. He meets 18-year old Trevor (Craig Roberts) who has muscular dystrophy and the two embark on a road trip. Along the way they become friends with Dot (Selena Gomez). Rob Burnett, best known as the executive producer of the Late Show With David Letterman , will direct Netflix’s indie-dramatic comedy.

First They Killed My Father

Netflix Description: Loung Ung was five years old when the Khmer Rouge assumed power over Cambodia in 1975 and began a four-year reign of terror and genocide in which nearly two million Cambodians died. Forced from her family‘s home in Phnom Penh, Ung was trained as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans while her six siblings were sent to labor camps. Ung survived and wrote First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers , which was first published in 2000. Jolie Pitt read the book and contacted Ung over a decade ago and they became close friends. Together they adapted the book into a screenplay.

"It deepened forever my understanding of how children experience war and are affected by the emotional memory of it. And it helped me draw closer still to the people of Cambodia, my son‘s homeland,” said Director Angelina Jolie Pitt in a Netflix press release .

Mascots

Netflix Description: Welcome to all the drama, intrigue, and occasional excitement of the 8th World Mascot Association Championships, where a group of 'unusual' men and women, with big heads and furry suits, compete to win the prestigious Gold Fluffy Award and be crowned best mascot in the world.

Mascots, directed by Christopher Guests, may be in the same style as Guests’ past work ‘This Is Spinal Tap,’ ‘Waiting for Guffman,’ ‘Best In Show,’ ‘A Mighty Wind’ and ‘For Your Consideration.’

Jadotville

Netflix Description: A gripping true story of incredible bravery against impossible odds, the film thrillingly depicts the 1961 siege of a 150-strong Irish UN battalion under Commander Patrick Quinlan (Dornan) by 3,000 Congolese troops led by French and Belgian mercenaries working for mining companies. Canet plays a French commander who sought to defeat Quinlan and his men.

“The story of how Pat Quinlan led his troops against an overwhelming force without losing a single man is one of the great stories of the 20th century”-- Netflix

Tallulah

Netflix has also secured rights to Tallulah ahead of Sundance according to Variety .

The film follows a homeless woman (Ellen Page, Juno ) who brings the baby of a negligent mother to her own mother (Allison Janney, also Juno ) who believes the child is her daughter’s. Orange is the New Black writer/producer is also the brains behind this dramatic comedy.

I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House

Lily is a young nurse sent to take care of elderly Helen Bloom, a best selling ghost-story author in last her last days. However, Lily (Ruth Wilson) discovers the woman’s house is haunted.

Clinical

Vinessa Shaw stars in a dark psychological thriller about a psychiatrist recovering from a brutal attack but trying to help her clients at the same time.

Underground

Directed and written by Gerard McMurray, Underground follows a fraternity pledge as he experiences hazing. Will he expose his peers or keep quiet?

Via Deadline