A new cinematic production is drifting into view, accompanied by a familiar face and a hush that refuses to break. The Ballad of a Small Player does not shout its arrival, but it does not need to. Colin Farrell’s latest venture moves like a shadow at dusk, quietly gathering momentum. Something is coming, that much is clear. When, how, and where? The signs are faint, but they are certainly there.

Is a streaming release planned for Colin Farrell’s new film, and will it find a home on Netflix?

Colin Farrell, who plays a gambler on the run in The Ballad of a Small Player, will enjoy both a theatrical and a streaming release with this outing, though not simultaneously. Helmed by Conclave director Edward Berger, the film will open in select US theaters on October 15 before debuting across the pond in the UK and Ireland on October 17, and eventually landing on Netflix on October 29.

Based on Lawrence Osborne’s book of the same name, the screenplay for the film was handled by Rowan Joffé, celebrated for writing 28 Weeks Later and The American. More information on Colin Farrell’s role in The Ballad of a Small Player comes courtesy of the movie’s official synopsis, which shares that the actor stars as Lord Doyle, a high-stakes gambler moving in silence in Macau after his past and ongoing debt catch up with him. There, he encounters someone who may or may not hold the key to his salvation. While Colin Farrell appears all set for his next release, an alternative headline about the actor has left fans of a popular superhero universe agitated.

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Whispers of Colin Farrell joining the DC Universe have sparked more backlash than buzz.

Colin Farrell made headlines in March about being in talks with DC to star as Sgt. Rock Luca. Though there is no confirmation on the same so far, if the casting conjectures turn out to be true, fans have already judged it as surprising, even after Farrell has repeatedly demonstrated his acting prowess, most recently in The Penguin. Instead of rejoicing in the news, DC sleuths took to social media to express their annoyance.

The comicverse buzz aside, Colin Farrell also has a project with Margot Robbie in the pipeline that has his admirers excited. So, while the unconfirmed DC news has left some critics dismayed, Farrell has both The Ballad of a Small Player and his collaboration with Barbie star keeping him busy, and with the former’s theatrical and streaming release drawing near, he remains far from any unwarranted chatter.

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