Netflix baggage worldwide rights for Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man

Streamer Netflix has purchased the worldwide rights for actor Dev Patel’s directorial debut film Monkey Man. Patel, recognized for motion pictures comparable to Slumdog Millionaire, Lion and The Personal History of David Copperfield, additionally stars within the film, which lately accomplished filming and will probably be launched by the streamer in 2022, reported Variety.
The settlement, which is reported to be value round USD 30 million, excludes territories like Spain, Latin America, Iceland, Former Yugoslavia, Poland, Russia and Baltic States, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Pan-Asian PTV and China, the place there are pre-existing offers.
The India-set revenge drama will even function Made in Heaven actor Sobhita Dhulipala and Patel’s Chappie co-star Sharlto Copley.
Patel, 30, performs an unlikely hero who emerges from jail to tackle a world enmeshed in company greed and eroding non secular values, looking for revenge from those that took the whole lot from him a few years in the past.
The actor has additionally penned the movie’s script in collaboration with Paul Angunawela and John Collee.
“I’m so thrilled to be partnering with Netflix on this adventure. I hope this will be a fresh addition to the genre at a time in this industry where my story can become our story,” Patel stated.

“Shooting a film during a pandemic has been quite challenging, to say the least, but the opportunity to reimagine stories from my childhood and infuse them with my love of action cinema has been an absolute joy,” he added.
Monkey Man is a co-production between BRON Studios and Thunder Road Pictures, in affiliation with Creative Wealth Media.
Patel serves because the producer alongside Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Jomon Thomas, Samarth Sahni, Christine Haebler and Anjay Nagpal.