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Brent Lang Executive Editor Academy Award nominees Andrea Berloff and John Gatins have formed a creative partnership with Netflix to write feature films for the streaming service. “From gripping dramas based on true stories to spectacle action adventure and comedies, Andrea Berloff and John Gatins have created stories that deeply connect with audiences across genres,” Kira Goldberg and Ori Marmur, Vice Presidents of Netflix Studio Film, said in a joint statement. “We’re thrilled to start this creative partnership with these two acclaimed and versatile writing talents.” Berloff is best known for co-writing the script to “Straight Outta Compton,” the hit film about NWA’s rise and dissolution. She earned an Academy Award nomination for her work. Her other credits include “World Trade Center,” a drama about 9/11 that was directed by Oliver Stone,” and “Blood Father,” a crime thriller that was directed by Jean-Francois Richet. For Netflix, she co-wrote the soon-to-be-released “The Mother,” which will star Jennifer Lopez.

Netflix is implementing some important leadership changes as it works to create more broadly entertaining film projects. As part of that shift, executives Kira Goldberg and Ori Marmur have both been promoted and will head up a team tasked with developing and producing big-budget and four-quadrant films.

Television creator Eric Kripke had been a longtime fan of Garth Ennis' comic books —The Boys among them — but it was his love of another one of Ennis' properties, Preacher, that paved the path to his eventual Amazon show. When he heard that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were turning Preacher into a television series at AMC, Kripke was filled with envy, he recalled during a recent THR Presents Q&A powered by Vision Media.