Netflix Just Dropped $587M on Ben Affleck’s AI Startup. Here’s the Real Story.
Ben Affleck just pulled off the ultimate Hollywood heist. And he did it without wearing a ski mask, cracking a vault, or even stepping onto a movie set. According to reports from TechCrunch, Netflix shelled out $587 million in cash to acquire InterPositive, the stealthy AI filmmaking startup co-founded by Affleck. Yes, you read that right. Cash. Not stock options, not backend points on a future blockbuster, but actual, raw currency.
It is a staggering sum for a company most people outside of elite Silicon Valley and Hollywood circles have never heard of. But it signals a massive shift in