Given Damon Albarn's omnivorous multi-media obsession and the lasting influence and popularity of Gorillaz, it's honestly kinda crazy that there hasn't been a Gorillaz movie — something that Albarn and Jamie Hewlett have been teasing for years — by this point. Unfortunately, it sounds like that drought will continue, as Albarn has implied that the Gorillaz movie is another victim of Netflix's ongoing animation purge.
In a new interview with HUMO, Albarn said that the full-length Gorillaz movie is dead in the water at Netflix, confirming that the project has been "permanently suspended."
Without naming names because the whole matter has not yet been settled: the streaming platform for which we were making the film has withdrawn. They started to panic because they were making too much content and decided to cut back on their movie offerings. And, as has been classic Hollywood practice for decades, the guy we were working with has moved on to another company. From then on you have lost your guardian angel, and there seems to be a bad smell hanging on you. Hollywood is quite territorial: if a new guy comes along, he must and will have a different opinion, even if he secretly agrees with his predecessor.
That sort of sounds like there's a possibility that the movie might get nabbed by some other streaming service, but who can say?
Netflix has been taking apart its animation division over the last few months, cancelling beloved shows like Inside Job and Dead End: Paranormal Park while shutting down long-planned animated adaptations.
Exclaim! recently chatted with Albarn about Gorillaz's latest album Cracker Island, its influence on a younger generation of pop stars and the art of collaboration.
In a new interview with HUMO, Albarn said that the full-length Gorillaz movie is dead in the water at Netflix, confirming that the project has been "permanently suspended."
Without naming names because the whole matter has not yet been settled: the streaming platform for which we were making the film has withdrawn. They started to panic because they were making too much content and decided to cut back on their movie offerings. And, as has been classic Hollywood practice for decades, the guy we were working with has moved on to another company. From then on you have lost your guardian angel, and there seems to be a bad smell hanging on you. Hollywood is quite territorial: if a new guy comes along, he must and will have a different opinion, even if he secretly agrees with his predecessor.
That sort of sounds like there's a possibility that the movie might get nabbed by some other streaming service, but who can say?
Netflix has been taking apart its animation division over the last few months, cancelling beloved shows like Inside Job and Dead End: Paranormal Park while shutting down long-planned animated adaptations.
Exclaim! recently chatted with Albarn about Gorillaz's latest album Cracker Island, its influence on a younger generation of pop stars and the art of collaboration.
