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Oh, and it was poised to arrive in multiplexes at the height of blockbuster season.
Then came the coronavirus.
Since migrating to Netflix on October 2, the film has ranked among its most watched properties.
Whats more,The Outposts distributors plan to mount an Academy Awards push for Jones and the films screenwriters.
We worked very hard to make this a large, cinematic experience, Lurie tells Vulture.
I think the reviews really propelled it.
But this is a prototypical word-of-mouth film, especially among the veteran community.
Hollywood soon came calling.
I know that this is my lifes legacy, telling this story.
The more people that know the names Gallegos and Thomson and Kirk, the happier Ill be.
When Raimi pulled out ofThe Outpostproject, the Universal deal fell apart.
Lurie wasnt an obvious replacement for a filmmaker with a multibillion-dollar box-office pedigree like Raimi.
Daniel Rodriguezplays himself in the film, Lurie says, and a guy namedHenry Hughesplays Brad Larson.
So I had a guy with a filmic background helping me on set.
Although they will not divulge the price tag, Lurie says thebelow-the-line costswere well under $5 million.)
So afterwards, I walked around sheepishly to every one of these families asking what they thought.
They all felt positive about the project.
That was the most important thing.
There, it topped almost every online rental chart, rising to No.
Home consumption was up.
People were talking about the movie.
The military families found the movie.
Rod was engaging with people, talking to people online.
And it just continued to swell.
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