In a first deal of its kind, Netflix and the Weinstein Company said Monday that they planned to release next years sequel to the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon simultaneously across the globe on Netflix and a select number of Imax theaters.
The film, a follow-up to Ang Lees Academy Award-winning martial arts drama, is the first major motion picture to make its debut on the streaming service and in movie theaters at the same time. It will be available on Aug. 28 at no additional fee to Netflix subscribers and is the first of several films that Netflix is backing that will follow this new model for release. Only Imax is involved; other theater chains will not screen the film.