Netflix refused to buy Sony’s new animated film Harold and the Purple Crayon as part of a new content strategy. Based on the children’s book of the same name and directed by Carlos Saldanha, the movie stars Zachary Levi as the titular character, who lives in an animated world where he can create anything by simply drawing it. His adventure begins when he enters the real world and discovers there’s a lot he doesn’t know. Ahead of its release, Harold and the Purple Crayon prompted baffled reactions online, particularly because Levi’s character is typically depicted as a child.
