Overview
- The Rip is currently the most-streamed film on Netflix, according to the latest chart reports.
- Damon said on the Joe Rogan podcast that Netflix wants a major action beat within the first five minutes and that key plot points are repeated three or four times in dialogue.
- He contrasted focused cinema viewing with the distraction-heavy home setting, describing theaters as a shared, church-like experience.
- Damon and Ben Affleck arranged success-based bonuses for their crew on The Rip, a deal outlets note is unusual for Netflix’s typical upfront-only pay model.
- Affleck cited Netflix’s hit miniseries Adolescence as proof that slower, less expository storytelling can still draw large audiences.