According to new data, The Adam Project is currently Netflix’s fourth most-viewed English-language movie of all time, after being released to the streaming platform only a month ago. The Adam Project takes place in a futuristic science-fiction universe in which a pilot named Adam (Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds) travels back in time to meet his younger self (Walker Scobell). In addition to Reynolds and Scobell, the film also stars Mark Ruffalo as Adam's father, Jennifer Garner as Adam's mother, Zoe Saldaña as Adam's wife Laura, and Catherine Keener as Adam's boss.
The script for The Adam Project was originally written in 2012 and had Tom Cruise attached to play the lead role. In 2020, however, the film moved over to Netflix with Shawn Levy (Free Guy, Night at the Museum, Cheaper By the Dozen) as the director and producer. Reynolds and Levy also worked together on Free Guy, and will soon work together again, as Levy will be directing Deadpool 3.
Now, Deadline reports that based on an announcement from Netflix, The Adam Project has been viewed over 233 million times, making it the fourth most-popular English-language movie in the platform’s history. The only movies that are currently ahead of The Adam Project are Red Notice (#1) (in which Reynolds also stars), Don’t Look Up (#2), and Bird Box (#3). Reynolds also stars in Netflix’s ninth most-popular title, 6 Underground, making him the first actor ever to have three films on Netflix’s Top 10 list.
Despite his recent success with Netflix, Reynolds’ next feature will be with Apple TV+. He will be starring alongside Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer in a musical inspired by A Christmas Carol, titled Spirited. Another The Adam Project cast member has a big project lined up as well — on April 11, it was announced that Scobell was cast as Percy in Disney+’s upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. It is likely that the 13-year-old actor’s success in The Adam Project helped him land the highly coveted role of Percy.
Since The Adam Project has only been out for a month, it is possible that the movie will continue to climb the ranks at Netflix. Just a few weeks ago, on March 29, it was only Netflix’s seventh most-popular English-language movie. As time goes on and The Adam Project continues to garner more views, it's very possible that there will soon be an announcement for The Adam Project 2.
Source: Deadline