Gorillaz Netflix film cancelled: ‘Hollywood is pretty territorial’

“They were panicking because they were creating too much content.” Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn said.

Damon Albarn has confirmed that the feature film co-created by Gorillaz has been cancelled. In 2020, the band’s frontman revealed that a “somehow abstract” An animation produced by the streaming giant was in the works and said he and his Gorillaz bandmates had “signed contracts” and started writing screenplays.

At the time, Albarn commented on the risk Netflix was taking in developing the Gorillaz film, as the animated format “very expensive.In 2021, Albarn updated fans on the film’s status – which he compared to those of Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli – saying the script had “gone through so many incarnations.Further details surrounding the plot have remained scarce, but another update surrounding the film has arrived again this week.

On Tuesday (February 21), Albarn confirmed – without naming names – that the project had been shelved, citing the content glut on Netflix. “The streaming platform we made the film for has pulled out,‘ Albarn told the Belgian publication HUMO. “They panicked because they were producing too much content and decided to cut back on their film offerings.”

The frontman went on to reveal that a key producer on the Gorillaz film – which he dubs “Guardian Angel” — had since left the project, which was a “bad smell stuck” The band and their film. “​​Hollywood is pretty territorial: if a newcomer comes along, they must and will have different opinions, even if they secretly agree with their predecessors.”

It comes amid a wave of cancellations of original content on most streaming services, with Netflix deleting some of its titles since 2019. Santa Clarita Diet, Mindhunter, Glow And daredevil are among the Netflix series that have been scrapped, often between seasons and major cliffhangers. Meanwhile, Gorillaz’s latest single, The Adeleye, supported Omotayo quiet running, arrived last month.