US EditionMatt Damon Spills Netflix Demands Plot Repeats for Distracted Viewers
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck say Netflix prioritizes early action scenes and plot repetition to keep viewers engaged due to distractions like phone use at home.
- On Friday, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck told the Joe Rogan Experience that Netflix asks for a big action set piece within the first five minutes to keep viewers tuned in.
- Because home viewers split attention, at-home viewing yields much lower attention than theaters with lights on and distractions, and streamers have discussed reiterating the plot three or four times for phone-distracted audiences.
- Damon explained that the standard way to make an action movie involves three set pieces, with the most money spent on the third act, which is considered the finale.
- Affleck and Damon secured performance-based bonuses for The Rip's crew, a departure from Netflix's usual up-front pay model, with the film's plot centered on $20 million stash-house cash.
- Damon cautioned that Netflix's shift could 'really start to infringe on how we're telling these stories,' while Affleck noted Adolescence, Netflix limited series, as proof that streamers don't need such tactics.
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Matt Damon says Netflix is making action movies differently to account for short attentions spans
Costars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck pose with Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos for their latest film, "The Rip."Cindy Ord/Getty ImagesMatt Damon and Ben Affleck co-starred in and co-produced a new original heist film for Netflix.Damon said Netflix wants action films to be made differently to cater to inattentive audiences.The actor said that could "really infringe on how we're telling a story."Netflix wants to change the way action movies are made amid t…
Matt Damon says Netflix wants plot repeated 3 or 4 times in movies for viewers watching while on their phones
"It's going to really start to infringe on how we're telling these stories," said the star of the new Netflix crime flick "The Rip." Warrick Page/Netflix Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in 'The Rip'Netflix has played a large role in changing the movie industry in the past decade or so, and, according to Matt Damon, it wants to make even more changes.The actor recently addressed how the streamer has tweaked the way films are made — specifically how pl…
Actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were at the Joe Rogan Experience podcast talking about their latest film, The Rip, which premiered yesterday on Netflix.
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