Netflix has announced release dates for its first batch of original feature films, including Cary Fukunaga's "Beasts of No Nation," Adam Sandler's "The Ridiculous Six" and Judd Apatow's "Pee-wee's Big Holiday."
"Beasts" is adapted and directed by Fukunaga from Uzodinma Iweala's 2005 novel about a child soldier conscripted by mercenaries in an unnamed West African country. It will be released on Netflix and in select U.S. theaters Oct. 16, putting it squarely in awards season.
The film, which stars Idris Elba and Abraham Attah, is slated to open against "Bridge of Spies," "Crimson Peak," Goosebumps" and "The Bronze.