Netflix has acquired most worldwide rights for British Indian actor Dev Patel’s directorial debut, “Monkey Man.”
The streaming service has reportedly paid around $30 million for the revenge-thriller, reports Deadline.
Written by Patel, Paul Angunawela, and John Collee, “Monkey Man,” set in India, follows Patel as a hero who emerges from prison to take on a world filled with corporate greed and eroding spiritual values.
Filming has just finished on the movie, the cast of which includes Sharlto Copley (“Maleficent”) and Indian actors Sobhita Dhulipala of “Made in Heaven” fame and Sikandar Kher (“24: India”).
“Monkey Man,” to be out in 2022, is a co-production between Bron Studios and Thunder Road Pictures, in association with Creative Wealth Media.
Patel next stars in A24’s “The Green Knight,” which will be released in July 2021.
