Jane Campion fears Netflix will become ‘more picky’ after subscribers drop

“I don’t think it would be difficult for me to do anything because I have established a relationship and they are incredibly loyal,” she said.

While Campion was keen to note that “The Power of the Dog” “couldn’t have been made” without the support of Netflix, the company’s perspective has changed since the film was released at the height of last year’s awards season.

The broadcaster announced that it had dropped 200,000 subscribers at the end of the first quarter and that it expects to lose another 2 million subscribers in the second quarter. In its latest earnings, Netflix committed to cutting costs in order to keep its margins at 20%. The streaming device still plans to spend aggressively on content, with a budget of $17 billion in 2022 for shows and movies.

The company has also seen massive rounds of layoffs, with nearly 300 employees left in the latest report.

During the interview, Campion also responded to reports that Netflix had offered her a budget “North $30 Million” To make “dog power”.

“They didn’t give me that much, that would have been nice,” she said with a laugh. “They showed something close and no, the movie couldn’t have been made without them because we took it to market and there were a lot of people interested. But we put it in the budget and the only people who were willing to get close to that were Netflix.”

The sprawling Western won Campion’s Oscar for Best Director, the third time a woman has won the award. Campion’s win was the only Oscar the film brought home, losing to “Coda” in the best picture race. Campion touched on the Apple TV+ win on Oscar night.

“With the Academy, ‘CODA’ seemed to really grab people’s hearts,” Campion said. “It was an easier movie to understand, and you know, that’s how it went and I’m happy for them.”

Campion also revealed that she has no plans at the moment to produce another feature film. Instead, the award-winning director wants to focus on a file The school of pop-up films I created in Wellington, New Zealand – which Netflix will continue to fund.

“I was thinking, ‘Oh my God, they might take the money, they can’t understand it,’” Campion said. “But I’m really glad they didn’t.”



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