Most Expensive Original Netflix Movies

by Eva Watson Writer

Netflix is making its position as a leading streaming platform from its initial days as a DVD mail delivery mail. It has a wide range of original series, feature-length movies, and documentaries. And when it comes to movies, Netflix is not afraid to spend a significant fat amount on the production of the film. This summer, the team announced that they would produce the latest movie of the Russo Brothers’ titled The Gary Man, starring Chris Evan and Ryan Gosling. The film is the most expensive original movie by Netflix to date, but it has several close contenders.

In this article, we will try to list down some expensive Netflix original content and more details about them.

The Gray Man ($200 Million)

The Gray Man is a novel written by Mark Greaney, which was published by Jove Books in 2009. The plot of the story follows a character Gentry on a mission to rescue his handler from Europe. Sir Donald, the handler, is in Normandy, France with his family from Lloyd. The French corporation wants Gentry to terminate a billion-dollar deal for oil interest in Nigeria.

There have been several attempts to adapt the novel into a movie. Initially, Christopher McQuarrie was attached to the project as a director in 2016. But the project fell through and later Netflix made their plans to adapt the novel along with filmmaker Anthony and Joe Russo. The screenplay is written by Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus; while Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans are attached to star in the project. The team announced the production and shooting would start in 2021, but the date is yet not confirmed due to the pandemic COVID-19. Netflix shared that the company will spend around $200 million for the production of the project.

The Irishman ($159 Million)

The Irishman is an American epic crime movie produced and directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian. The film is based on a nonfiction book I Heard You Paint Houses written by author Charles Brandt. The movie stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Ray Romano, Joe Pesci, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Graham, Anna Paquin, and Harvey Keitel are in their supporting roles. The plot follows a truck driver, Franck Sheeran (played by De Niro) becomes a hitman involved with Russell Bufalino (played by Pesci) and his crime family including working for powerful Teamster Jimmy Hoffa (played by Pacino).

The project went under development hell in 2014, and in 2016 it was announced that Scorsese would direct the movie. The shooting of the film started in September 2017 in New York City and the Williston Park and Mineola and wrapped in March 2018. In a few sequences, the team used three-cameras to facilitate de-aging digital effects to make Pesci, Pacino, and De Niro younger. The Irishman completed with a production budget of $159-250 million, and it was the most expensive film of Scorsese.

Red Notice ($150 Million)

Red Notice is an upcoming comedy action movie directed and written by Rawson Marshall Thurber. It stars Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds, and Dwayne Johnson. Johnson and Thurber have collaborated in two films previously including Skyscraper and Central Intelligence. Originally the rights of the movie were purchased by Universal Pictures and were scheduled to be released on 13 November 2020. But then universal did not agree with the budget and Netflix bought the project and too over on 8 July 2019. The movie required a $150 million budget to shoot many bombastic and explosion sequences as well as hefty payouts to the stars.

6 Underground ($150 Million)

6 Underground is an American action thriller movie written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, directed by Michael Bay. The film stars Melanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ryan Reynolds, Corey Hawkins, Adria Arjona, Dave Franco, and Ben Hardy. Bay also produced the film with business partner Skydance and Ian Bryce, Don Granger, and Dana Goldberg. The movie premiered in New York City at The Shed on 10 December 2019 and was released by Netflix on 13 December 2019.

The plot of 6 Underground is based on the horrors of the brutal regime in the Central Asian nation of Turkistan. It revolves around an unnamed American billionaire who makes his future after inventing neodymium magnets and fakes his death to form an anonymous squad to take down criminals and terrorists. He recruits five people in his team, One, he adds people who will abandon their past and join his causes “ghosts”; Two, a spy; Three, a hitman; Four, a runner or thief; Five, a doctor; Six, a driver.

The movie stars Michael Bay and Ryan Reynolds, where Reynolds plays the role of a tech billionaire who fakes his death. 6 Underground is one of the most-watched movies on Netflix, although it did not get much praise from critics and audiences. On Rotten Tomatoes, it got an approval rating of 36% based on 89 reviews with a rating of 4.56/10.

Outlaw King ($120 Million)

Outlaw King is an action drama movie about Robert the Bruce. The movie plots during a three-year historical period when Bruce decides to rebel against the rule of Edward I. The movie is directed, co-written, and produced by David Mackenzie. Outlaw King stars Florence Pugh, Chris Pine, Billy Howle, Sam Spruell, Tony Curran, James Cosmo, and Stephen Dillane. It premiered at the Toronto International Film on 6 September 2018 and was released on Netflix on 9 November 2018. The character of Pine, Robert the Bruce, a real-life king who is remembered as a fierce warrior. The unique visual effects in the movie clearly show on a budget of $120 million.

The above are some movies on Netflix that have pretty high budget production costs. I hope this was a fun and informative article for you.

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