Netflix Will Release Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’

ByJules March 13, 2021March 12, 2021

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Dev Patel in 'Lion'/Transmission Films.

Deadline is exclusively reporting that Netflix has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Dev Patel’s latest film Money Man. The actor is best known for his critically acclaimed performances in Slumdog Millionaire and Lion (which earned him an Oscar nomination). Patel will star in, co-write, and direct Monkey Man, which marks his directorial debut.

Dev Patel's directorial debut, MONKEY MAN, is coming to Netflix.

Patel, who co-wrote the film with Paul Angunawela & John Collee, will star alongside Sharlto Copley in a story about an unlikely hero who emerges from prison to get revenge on those who took everything from him. pic.twitter.com/V5hI5tyHoO
— Netflix Tudum (@NetflixTudum) March 12, 2021

The film’s plot is largely under wraps, but is set in Mumbai and will feature Patel as The Kid, “an unlikely hero who emerges from prison to take on a world enmeshed in corporate greed and eroding spiritual values, and seeking revenge from those who took everything from him years before.” The film will also star Sharlto Copley, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Sikandar Kher.

Monkey Man is set for release in 2022. Patel’s upcoming projects include The Green Knight, which will release in July 2021.

Jules

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