--- title: Netflix Picks Up The Little Prince From Paramount description: Netflix has picked up Paramount Pictures’ domestic rights to The Little Prince. canonical: https://time.com/4263869/netflix-the-little-prince/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-18T02:12:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T16:01:09.531Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Netflix Picks Up 'The Little Prince' From Paramount og:description: The animated feature had been scheduled for a March 18 theatrical release og:url: https://time.com/4263869/netflix-the-little-prince/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt642768293cad2014/6987ebec8e06010cd245e37b/little-prince.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: little-prince og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Netflix Picks Up 'The Little Prince' From Paramount twitter:description: The animated feature had been scheduled for a March 18 theatrical release twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt642768293cad2014/6987ebec8e06010cd245e37b/little-prince.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Netflix Picks Up _The Little Prince_ From Paramount by [Gregg Kilday / The Hollywood Reporter](/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Gregg Kilday / The Hollywood Reporter Mar 18, 2016 2:12 AM CUT  Paramount Pictures by [Gregg Kilday / The Hollywood Reporter](/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Gregg Kilday / The Hollywood Reporter Mar 18, 2016 2:12 AM CUT Netflix has picked up Paramount Pictures’ domestic rights to _The Little Prince_, the new animated film based on the 1943 book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. The studio had originally [slated the movie to open in U.S. theaters on March 18](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/paramount-wont-release-little-prince-874817 "undefined"), but then quietly pulled it off that date. It is now expected to premiere stateside on the streaming service later this year. **_The Hollywood Reporter_** **:** [_Paramount Scraps Release of Animated ‘Little Prince’_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/paramount-wont-release-little-prince-874817 "undefined") The film, directed by Mark Osborne, an Oscar nominee for _Kung Fu Panda_, premiered out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival last May and has grossed $100 million intrnationally (excluding the U.K., Australia, Scandinavia and Spain), where it was handled by various distributors. Last month, it was awarded France’s Cesar Award for best animated film. **_The Hollywood Reporter:_** [_Japan Box Office: ‘The Little Prince’ Tops, ‘Mockingjay 2’ Drops out of Top 10_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japan-box-office-little-prince-844145 "undefined") _Little Prince_ combines 3D computer animation and stop-motion, and has a voice cast that includes Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, Marion Cotillard, James Franco and Benicio del Toro. **_The Hollywood Reporter:_** _‘_[_The Little Prince’ (‘Le Petit Prince’): Cannes Review_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/little-prince-le-petit-prince-797581 "undefined") Paramount’s international arm handled the release of the film in France last summer. 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