Netflix rolls out release date for Red Notice its most expensive film EVER at ‘$200MILLION’

Netflix shelled out a reported $200 million to produce its upcoming action comedy, making it the network’s most expensive film to date.

The streaming giant just unveiled a November release date for Red Notice, which which was announced on social media by one of the films trio of A-list stars, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, 49, on Thursday.

The Rock is joined by Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot, 36, and Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds, 44, in the FBI-thriller-comedy, directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. 

‘I’m officially serving you your notice,’ The Rock penned on simultaneous Twitter and Instagram posts with two siren emojis. 

‘Ladies & gents @Netflix’s biggest movie ever #REDNOTICE will premiere in your living rooms around the globe on NOVEMBER 12th.’

The star wasn’t being hyperbolic when he called it the streamer’s ‘biggest movie ever’ – with a reported budget of $200 million, it is Netflix’s most expensive film.

Back in 2019, it was reported that Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot would each be earning close to $20 million for their roles and The Rock would take home ‘millions more’ as one of the stars and producers, according to Variety.

‘The FBI’s top profiler. The world’s most wanted art thief. And the greatest conman the world has never seen,’ Johnson wrote in a caption of a photo of the three movie stars. 

‘Thank you to my partners at @Netflix for the trust and vision to commit to their biggest investment ever. Thank you to my good friend and #RedNotice creator, writer & director @rawsonthurber,’ he continued, adding hilariously: ‘Thank you to my insanely talented (and highly unattractive) costars @gal_gadot & @vancityreynolds for our globetrotting heist.’

Aside from being the priciest budget in Netflix history, it is a ‘career first’ for the former professional wrestler who has never starred in a direct-to-stream project. 

‘I wanted to make it big and special for all the fans worldwide,’ he said.

In the action flick, Dwayne plays an Interpol agent who is on the hunt to nab ‘the world’s greatest art thief’ [Gal Gadot]. 

Interpol issues a ‘red notice’, or an international alert, to capture Gal’s character. Meanwhile, Ryan’s character – described as ‘the world’s greatest conman’, is Gal’s rival. 

Filming on the project was briefly halted in 2020 due to the pandemic. On the final day of shooting, after production resumed, Reynolds took to Instagram to praise the cast and crew. 

‘Yesterday was my final day on #RedNotice. We started this film 10 months ago,’ he wrote in October of 2020. ‘We stopped in March with no idea when or if we’d go back. With the help of so many whip-smart health and safety workers, Netflix found a way to get us back to work.’  

‘My hat is OFF to this crew. I can’t emphasize their grit enough,’ he continued, commending the ‘300 souls’ who had to isolate for the production.

‘They went to work under the most intense circumstances every day. That sacrifice is not only theirs, but it also belongs to their family, friends and loved ones who haven’t seen them in months.

‘Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear masks. And visors. And have cotton swabs shoved up their noses every day,’ he concluded.

Red Notice streams on Netflix November 12, 2021.