Netflix acquires Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades’ for autumn 2027 cinema release
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Joel Coen’s gothic mystery, with a theatrical release planned for autumn 2027 before it reaches the streaming service. Set in the Scottish Highlands and adapted from Frances Frederica Montrésor’s 1901 novel, the film stars Patsy Ferran, Josh O’Connor, Damian Lewis and Lesley Manville.
Bottom line — Netflix plans to put ‘Jack of Spades’ in cinemas before its streaming debut in 2027.
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Variety reports that Eleanor Catton, Joel and Ethan Coen, and Conor McPherson wrote the screenplay.
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The film is Joel Coen’s second solo directorial feature, according to Variety.
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Netflix previously released the Coen brothers’ ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’, which received three Oscar nominations, Deadline reports.
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Variety says the film was shot in Glasgow and that an earlier cut ran nearly 150 minutes.