'House of Cards' Studio Plots Next Projects

6:00 AM PST 11/13/2012 by Lacey Rose

MRC's Modi Wiczyk breaks his silence on rumors of Fincher's spending and reveals big new shows.

On Feb. 1, film and TV studio Media Rights Capital will launch the $100 million David Fincher-helmed House of Cards on Netflix, with 13 of its first 26 episodes starring Kevin Spacey all debuting in one day. Now, MRC, the artist-friendly studio behind the smash film Ted, has lured other top filmmakers -- such as Rise of the Planet of the Apes' Rupert Wyatt (for a mystery series with Erica Beeney writing), RoboCop's Jose Padilha (an action-thriller with Contraband's Aaron Guzikowski writing) and Flight's Robert Zemeckis (a sci-fi drama) -- to move into cable series, too. In a THR interview, co-CEO Modi Wiczyk explains MRC's strategy.