A24 surprised everyone in Hollywood on Wednesday, May 1, as they outbid and outplayed Amazon, Warner Bros., Netflix, and Apple to pick up a feature package. A24 supposedly spent seven figures on the rights for Checkmate, but here’s the rub it’s a 12-page book outline; that’s more than $83 thousand paid per page. The Hollywood Reporter spoke to people with knowledge of the deal, writing, “Offers were in the process of being made by the streamers and a studio when A24 dove in with what sources say was an offer that guaranteed seven figures, and came in with a 30-minute timer. It was an offer that was swiftly accepted.”
A24 dove in and picked up a book outline about the controversial chess match between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann, with Nathan Fielder directing. Read More