Duncan Jones’ MUTE On Netflix February 23

Going to the local cinema to see the latest movie has almost become a thing of the past. Some of the population would prefer staying at home with their big screen TV, even if it means waiting a few months to watch a popular movie, instead of dealing with people talking through a film or on their cell phone.

More filmmakers are turning to other forms of distribution to release their movies, with their stories no longer made for just the big screen. Netflix has become one of those outlets and it’s being accomplished with successful results.

Director Dee Rees’ (Pariah) Oscar nominated MUDBOUND, Suicide Squad director David Ayer’s BRIGHT, and this week’s big surprise – J.J. Abrams CLOVERFIELD PARADOX, are a few examples of films finding an audience through the popular streaming format.

Now comes MUTE, the soulful sci-fi journey from filmmaker Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code, Warcraft). Streaming only on Netflix February 23, check out the trailer.

Berlin, the future, but close enough to feel familiar: In this loud, often brutal city, Leo (Alexander Skarsgård) – unable to speak from a childhood accident – searches for his missing girlfriend, the love of his life, his salvation, through dark streets, frenzied plazas, and the full spectrum of the cities shadow-dwellers.

As he seeks answers, Leo finds himself mixed up with Cactus Bill (Paul Rudd) and Duck (Justin Theroux), a pair of irreverent US army surgeons on a mission all their own.

The film imagines a world of strange currencies in which echoes of love and humanity are still worth listening to.

Mute is directed by Duncan Jones and written by Jones and Michael Robert Johnson. The film is produced by Stuart Fenegan. Charles J.D. Schissel and Trevor Beattie are executive producers.