Sony Tried to Offload ‘Holmes & Watson’ to Netflix and Netflix Said No

Netflix hasn’t minded picking up theatrical releases that other studios thought wouldn’t perform. Earlier this year, they made a big showing of releasing The Cloverfield Paradox right after the Super Bowl. They also took the international rights for Annihilation, and then they picked up Mowgli from Warner Bros. But apparently Netflix isn’t just a place to dump movies that make studios execs nervous. According to Deadline, Sony Pictures tried to unload Holmes & Watson, the new Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly comedy where they play Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, respectively, to Netflix. The test scores …

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