Netflix Acquires Julian Schnabel's 'In the Hand of Dante'

Netflix Acquires Julian Schnabel's 'In the Hand of Dante'

Netflix has acquired In the Hand of Dante, the adaptation of the Nick Tosches novel from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Julian Schnabel.

Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Al Pacino, & Gerard Butler Star in New Netflix Movie

(Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) Netflix has acquired the rights to an upcoming drama that features a massive, star-studded cast. What do we know about Netflix’s new star-studded movie? The upcoming movie, In the Hand of Dante, comes from director Julian Schnabel, and was written by Schnabel and Louise Kugelberg. No official release information has been made as of yet, but the film promises to be a big one, especially due to who i…

Julian Schnabel’s ‘In the Hand of Dante’ Acquired by Netflix

Last September, Julian Schnabel returned to the Venice Film Festival with “In the Hand of Dante,” which screened out of competition in its full, uncut form. Reviews were not good.The 150-minute epic — starring Oscar Isaac — is a film Schnabel has been trying to make for more than a decade. Yet he was under pressure from financiers to trim its hefty runtime. Regardless, consider me surprised that Netflix has acquired this incredibly artsy film — …