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‘Gorillaz’ Feature Canceled at Netflix

The virtual band’s co-creator Damon Albarn has confirmed the project has been axed due to cutbacks at the streamer.

Another week, another animation project fatality due to funding cutbacks. This time, it's a Gorillaz project; co-creator Damon Albarn has confirmed their feature-length film in development at Netflix has been officially canceled.

“The streaming platform for which we were making the film has withdrawn. They started to panic because they were making too much content and decided to cut back on their movie offerings.” Albarn admitted to Humo.

“And, as has been classic Hollywood practice for decades, the guy we were working with has moved on to another company,” added Albarn. “From then on you have lost your guardian angel, and there seems to be a bad smell hanging on you. Hollywood is quite territorial: if a new guy comes along, he must and will have a different opinion, even if he secretly agrees with his predecessor.”

The project has been in the works since 2002, and was first announced in 2020. Interestingly, a Pitchfork source claims the film never advanced past script development with the streaming giant. The Gorillaz film had previously been described as an “in-depth kinda epic story with the [Gorillaz] characters and music” and “a slightly obtuse story that only sometimes makes any sense.”  

In better news, the eighth Gorillaz studio album, Cracker Island, will be released on February 24, and can be pre-ordered now. And you can watch their latest music video, Silent Running, created by Nexus Studios, on AWN here!

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Cybersecurity specialist by day, investigative journalist by night.