Richard Linklater's movie 'Hit Man,' with Glen Powell, sells to Netflix for $20M

Netflix acquires Richard Linklater 's " Hit Man ," starring Glen Powell , for $20 million .

The film, a comic riff on the hit-man genre, was one of the breakout hits of TIFF.

It's been speculated that, with pipelines potentially drying up, studios and streamers might be more eager to pick up finished films.

Netflix didn't announce release plans yet for “ Hit Man ”.