Netflix Wanted ‘Obsession’ and Wouldn’t Have Released It in Theaters
The plot of Obsession ends in a very bleak place, but the movie itself achieved maybe the happiest Hollywood ending of the year. It racked up box-office records while making money hand over fist, helped usher in a new wave of YouTube creators, and vaulted director Curry Barker to the A-list, with his cast, including future X-Men star Inde Navarrette, following not far behind. However, there was a time not so long ago that Obsession was just an independent film clutching a One Wish Willow while dreaming of a best-case scenario, and its path almost took a different turn.
- ▪The plot of Obsession ends in a very bleak place, but the movie itself achieved maybe the happiest Hollywood ending of the year.
- ▪It racked up box-office records while making money hand over fist, helped usher in a new wave of YouTube creators, and vaulted director Curry Barker to the A-list, with his cast, including future X-Men star Inde Navarrette, following not fa
- ▪However, there was a time not so long ago that Obsession was just an independent film clutching a One Wish Willow while dreaming of a best-case scenario, and its path almost took a different turn.
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The plot of Obsession ends in a very bleak place, but the movie itself achieved maybe the happiest Hollywood ending of the year. It racked up box-office records while making money hand over fist, helped usher in a new wave of YouTube creators, and vaulted director Curry Barker to the A-list, with his cast, including future X-Men star Inde Navarrette, following not far behind. However, there was a time not so long ago that Obsession was just an independent film clutching a One Wish Willow while dreaming of a best-case scenario, and its path almost took a different turn. As Barker explained on the Q with Tom Power podcast (via Dread Central), there’s a timeline where his movie—which premiered in September 2025 at the Toronto International Film Festival—went straight to streaming instead.
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