>Sony makes the movie >Some Sony Exec thinks it's trash and don't even break even >some rumors one of the execs is Chinese and has a bias against all things Korean and that played a hand in the decision making >sold it to netflix for production cost + $20M profit >sold all rights to the franchise, to the music, everything >now it's Netflix's baby >and this thing went supernova, it's like Disney's frozen times 5
Imagine the look on Sony executives' collective faces when they realize they just handed a billion dollar franchise over to Netflix on a silver platter.
>>214484809
Sony didn't even make it when they rejected it. They ONLY animated the film AFTER netflix bought the rights to it and then paid Sony to use their animation studio.
>>214484903
Adult Japanese men in suits had serious faces to each other and dismissed this as for children. Then they went out at ate a 5000 dollar dinner or something.
