‘Call My Agent! The Movie’ Premieres in Paris as Ted Sarandos Touts Netflix’s ‘Vital’ Role in France Amid Regulatory Fight — SkimNews
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- Ted Sarandos headlined the Paris premiere of 'Call My Agent! The Movie' at the Olympia Theater, framing Netflix as 'vital to the entertainment community' in France and citing $250 million in series and film spending plus $50 million in French cinema investment.
- Netflix, Amazon and Disney have jointly appealed to France's Council of State over new sub-quota requirements, while Netflix and Amazon have separately challenged the country's 17-month theatrical release window for new films.
- Netflix's Pauline Dauvin published an op-ed arguing French investment obligations have become 'too rigid' and threaten the platform's editorial freedom — language Sarandos echoed on the red carpet.
- 'Call My Agent!' now streams in more than 130 countries with a dozen local adaptations; Brad Pitt's Plan B and LeBron James' SpringHill are developing a sports-agency spinoff for HBO with Mediawan.
- 'Call My Agent! The Movie' picks up five years after the series finale, with Camille Cottin reprising agent-turned-filmmaker Andréa Martel alongside George Clooney and Eva Longoria cameos; Mediawan chief Pierre-Antoine Capton teased a possible sequel on stage.
- Sarandos said Netflix 'might' return to the Cannes Film Festival for its 80th edition — the streamer has boycotted the Croisette since 2017 over the same windowing rules now under legal challenge.
Why it matters: Sarandos turned a glitzy film premiere into a regulatory fight, publicly staking $250M-plus in French investment against the sub-quota and 17-month windowing rules Netflix, Amazon and Disney are now challenging at France's Council of State — the same framework that has kept Netflix out of Cannes since 2017.
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