Following its being pulled from 20th Century Studios and New Regency’s theatrical release schedule, the Adrian Lyne-directed erotic thriller “Deep Water” has now found a new home on streaming.
The Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas-led film, which was originally set to debut in cinemas on January 14th, will now get a release on Hulu domestically and Amazon internationally. A specific release date has not yet been announced.
Affleck and de Armas star as Vic and Melinda Van Allen, a couple in a loveless marriage who allow each to take lovers. Their mind games with each other take a twisted turn when people around them start turning up dead.
Based on the Patricia Highsmith novel and Lyne’s first feature since “Unfaithful” in 2002, the shift is said to be in response to the poor theatrical marketplace for adult-targeted fare right now and follows hot on the heels of the underperformance of “West Side Story”.
To date, and boosted by the Thanksgiving holiday, Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci” is the only adult-targeted drama to break through and even then has only grossed $41 million domestically after several weeks.
Zach Helm and Sam Levinson adapted the book. Tracy Letts, Rachel Blanchard, Dash Mihok, Lil Rel Howery, Jacob Elordi, Kristen Connolly and Jade Fernandez also star.
The news comes as New Regency made a new global theatrical distribution deal with 20th Century Studios’ owner Disney this week.
Source: Deadline
