The Gentlemenis a pandemic series.
In 2020, after he took overMiramax TV, RitchiesThe Gentlemenmovie was on Helwigs mind, literally.
(The Gentlemenwas released in the U.S. on Jan. 24, 2020.)
Marc Helwig, ‘The Gentleman’Gregory Zabilsky/Netflix
So there was a proof of concept that was baked in there.
Its locally produced at a reasonable budget for that territory, though ultimately aimed at a global audience.
He is a wonderful actor, and he has a great movie star quality to him, Helwig said.
‘Halloween: Resurrection,’ ‘Halloween’ & ‘Halloween Ends’Everett Collection
He also encapsulates so many qualities of that character really, really well.
We have started that process, Helwig said.
That is an approach Miramax is applying toHalloween.
(Miramax and Blumhouse collaborated with Trancas on the successful recentHalloweenmovie trilogy.)
Were on a fast track, its a big priority for us.
Its a big world, Helwig said of the 13-movie franchise.
So the series is going back to theHalloweenfranchises origins.
You just have to assume that the money isnt there anymore.
You have to assume that the slots are not there anymore.
Its going to be hard, its likeThe Hunger Games.
The scale-back may have been inevitable, Helwig admits.
Perhaps its a much needed contraction, he said.
It was not sustainable at the level that it was at.
So its a mix of things.
It was really something that had to be built from the ground up to meet the needs of distribution.
Hopefully itll do well.
Hopefully people will like it.
