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Netflix Buys Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern Legal Drama ‘Monsanto’


Netflix has acquired the legal drama "Monsanto," a buzzy package from this year's Cannes Film Festival.

John Lee Hancock(“The Blind Side,” “Saving Mr. Banks”) directed the movie, which stars Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern. “I was drawn to this contemporary David vs. Goliath true story because I found it dramatic, moving, quite funny and of critical importance in today’s world,” Hancock said prior to the film’s sale. Powell, whose star has been rising thanks to the surprise box office success of “Anyone but You” and upcoming action-comedy “Hit Man,” says he’s “always been fascinated by true stories of ordinary people against extraordinary odds.”

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