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Netflix axing huge string of films and TV shows - including legendary franchise

24 July 2023 , 10:22
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Netflix axing huge string of films and TV shows - including legendary franchise
Netflix axing huge string of films and TV shows - including legendary franchise

NETFLIX have axed a huge string of films and TV shows next month - including legendary movie franchise.

A-List names have all been affected by the huge cull of movies and programmes that are set to disappear off the streaming giant.

Elysium made hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office, but the Matt Damon science fiction movie faces the cull. eiqrqiqudiqqtprw
Elysium made hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office, but the Matt Damon science fiction movie faces the cull.Credit: Handout
At least two of Dame Helen Mirren's biggest films will no longer be available on the streaming platform
At least two of Dame Helen Mirren's biggest films will no longer be available on the streaming platformCredit: PA

Dame Helen Mirren, 77, has at least two films that are facing the axe from the platform on August 1st.

Eye In The Sky was first released in with Alan Rickman in 2015, however the movie will no longer appear on the digital platform, along with the smash hit period drama Gosford Park.

She starred in the satirical black comedy mystery film - written by Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes - alongside a star studded cast.

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The likes of Dame Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Dame Kristin Scott Thomas, Richard E.Grant and Stephen Fry all starred in the film alongside Dame Helen that will no longer be available on Netflix.

Popular 80's and 90's classics are facing the axe, which include Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington's 1989 hit Glory.

Viewers will not have long left to catch the 1994 film, It Could Happen to You which starred the likes of Nicholas Cage, Rosie Perez and Stanley Tucci.

Whilst the likes of Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg, Vanessa Redgrave, and Jared Leto have also been affected as the streaming service will drop Girl, Interrupted.

Heading to the noughties, other projects to make a disappearing act include Jude Law and Sienna Miller's 2004 film Alfie, Paul Rudd's I Love You, Man and The Good Shepherd which starred Matt Damon, Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and Alec Baldwin.

On the subject of Matt Damon, 52, a huge franchise has been axed by the subscription based service.

Elysium was a huge hit with cinema-goers when it first hit the big screen in 2013, as it grossed over $286 Million at the box office.

The film stared Matt in the lead role alongside the legendary Jodie Foster, 60, in the dystopian science fiction action film.

More high-profile projects have also been canned including 2014's Annie, which starred Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, Four Good Days with Mila Kunis and Glenn Close, The Interview with Seth Rogan and James Franco, and No Strings Attached with Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher.

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Oscar winning movies are not immune to the cull either, as the popular skating biopic, I Tonya will also fall victim to the latest batch of cuts.

The likes of Margot Robbie, Alison Janney and Sebastian Stan star in the acclaimed film which tells the story of controversial Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding.

Slightly later in the month on August 6th, will also see the departure of The Iron Lady.

In a devastating loss to fans, biopic movie tells the story of the rise to power of the former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

The likes of Jim Broadbent and Olivia Colman star alongside Meryl Streep in her Academy Award winning performance as the titular character.

Academy Award winning I, Tonya will disappear from the site in August
Academy Award winning I, Tonya will disappear from the site in AugustCredit: Handout
The smash-hit period drama Gosford Park will no longer be available to stream for August
The smash-hit period drama Gosford Park will no longer be available to stream for AugustCredit: Getty
Fans are sure to be devastated as Meryl Streep's The Iron Lady faces the axe
Fans are sure to be devastated as Meryl Streep's The Iron Lady faces the axeCredit: Rex

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