Pee-wee's next big adventure (with a little help from Judd Apatow) won't be on the silver screen, it will be on Netflix.
There's been talk in the wind of a new Pee-wee Herman movie for some time now. There aren't many details available yet, but we know that Judd Apatow is producing. Pee Wee himself has been offering maddening hints from time to time. The secret word is "streaming."
It now sounds like the film won't get a theatrical release and will premiere on Netflix. Netflix is currently the streaming home of virtually all of Paul Reubens' Pee-wee Herman library. Both feature films, Pee-wee's Big Adventure (Tim Burton's major directorial debut) and Big Top Pee-wee are there. So is the wonderful document of Pee Wee's live show, The Pee-wee Herman Show, which originally aired on HBO and is aimed squarely at adults. And then there's the excellent (and far more subversive than it had any right to be) Pee-wee's Playhouse Saturday morning TV series.
His new film will be right at home, then.
Source: The Wrap
