Director and Producer Noah Baumbach Signs Exclusive Partnership with Netflix

Noah Baumbach and Netflix are entering into an official partnership. Noah Baumbach has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Squid and the Whale (2005) and Marriage Story (2019), both of which he also directed. Following the success of Baumbach’s recent collaborations with Netflix, the acclaimed director, writer and producer will exclusively write and direct films for Netflix for several upcoming years.

Baumbach’s first movie with Netflix was The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) starring Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Emma Thompson, which premiered to rave reviews at the 2017 Cannes International Film Festival. He followed that up with the enormously acclaimed Marriage Story, starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Laura Dern, which garnered six Academy Award nominations, including for Baumbach, and a win for Laura Dern.

Baumbach’s next film is an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s seminal novel “White Noise” which will also be the name of the movie. He will produce the new film along with David Heyman, with whom he also produced Marriage Story. Shooting of the movie will begin later this year. 

On the topic Noah Baumbach said: “When I started in the film industry, I dreamed of having a home.  It took me about 25 years but it was worth the wait.  I couldn’t be more thrilled to be making movies with Ted and Scott and everyone at Netflix, who are wonderful collaborators and friends and family.”

Scott Stuber, Global Head of Netflix Films said: “Noah tells authentic and universal human stories.  I’m equally honored and excited to be able to collaborate on a third project with Noah, to have Netflix be home to more of his projects and continue to have him do what he does best – make really great movies.”