Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades,’ With Josh O’Connor and Patsy Ferran, Lands at Netflix for Fall 2027 — SkimNews
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- Netflix acquired worldwide rights to Joel Coen’s gothic mystery “Jack of Spades” and plans a fall 2027 theatrical release before the film’s streaming debut.
- “Jack of Spades” was written by Eleanor Catton, Joel and Ethan Coen and Conor McPherson, adapted from Frances Frederica Montrésor’s 1901 novel “The Alien: A Story of Middle Age,” and set in the atmospheric Highlands of 1880s Scotland.
- Patsy Ferran stars alongside Josh O’Connor, Damian Lewis and Oscar nominee Lesley Manville; Ferran is an Olivier Award winner, while O’Connor and Lewis are Golden Globe and Emmy winners.
- Variety first reported the sales process in August: the film had wrapped in Glasgow late last year and screened for prospective studios, with an initial cut of nearly 150 minutes and a tighter second version that appeared to have found the sweet spot.
- Joel Coen is directing his second solo film after “The Tragedy of Macbeth” and his second Netflix collaboration after “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” which earned three Oscar nominations, including best adapted screenplay.
- The fall 2027 theatrical window positions “Jack of Spades” as a likely 2028 awards-season player for Netflix, which has leaned on auteur-driven prestige titles to compete in the Oscar race; a film-festival debut is almost certain.
Why it matters: For Netflix, the fall 2027 theatrical window positions “Jack of Spades” as a likely 2028 awards-season player, aligning with the streamer’s use of auteur-driven prestige titles in the Oscar race. The project had already moved from a nearly 150-minute cut to a tighter version, and a festival debut is almost certain.
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