That is how Tom Rothman opened his Variety interview this week, and the man had the receipts. Tom Rothman’s theatrical gospel was never theatrical versus streaming. Rothman has called Sony an arms dealer in the streaming wars, and he meant it as a boast. Why ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth’ Ended Up at Netflix“David Fincher is exclusive to Netflix,” Rothman told Variety, when asked how the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood follow-up got away. Their streaming rights, worldwide, already belong to Netflix, on a contract Sony signed in January.