Monkey Man (film)

Monkey Man
Monkey Man
Directed by	Dev Patel
Produced by	Basil Iwanyk; Dev Patel; Samarth Sahni; Jomon Thomas;
Written by	Paul Angunawela; John Collee; Dev Patel;
Starring	Dev Patel; Sharlto Copley; Sobhita Dhulipala;
Music by	Hauschka
Cinematography	Sharone Meir
Production; companies	Thunder Road Films; Bron Studios; Creative Wealth Media;
Distributed by	Netflix
Country	Canada; United States;
Language	English

Monkey Man is an upcoming action thriller film written by Paul Angunawela, John Collee, and directed by Dev Patel in his directorial debut, who also serves as co-writer.^[1]^[2] The film stars Patel, Sharlto Copley, and Sobhita Dhulipala.

Monkey Man is scheduled to be released by Netflix.

Premise[edit]

A recently released ex-felon living in India struggles to adjust to a world of corporate greed and eroding spiritual values.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

On October 29, 2018, it was reported that Dev Patel would make his directorial debut with an action thriller film titled Monkey Man.^[3] On March 12, 2021, it was announced that filming was completed and Netflix had bought worldwide rights to the film, described as "John Wick in Mumbai."^[4]

The film features fight choreography by Brahim Chab, an action actor and choreographer who has worked with Jackie Chan on the films Dragonblade and Vanguard, Scott Adkins on Ninja: Shadow of a Tear, Boyka:Undisputed and Abduction, Donnie Yen on Big Brother, Jean-Claude Van Damme on The Eagle Path and Pound of Flesh, and most recently Nicholas Tse on Customs Frontline.

References[edit]

↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (October 29, 2018). "Dev Patel To Make Feature Directing Debut With Monkey Man – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
↑ Ritman, Alex (October 29, 2018). "Dev Patel to Make Directorial Debut With Monkey Man". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
↑ Kay, Jeremy (October 29, 2018). "Dev Patel to direct, star in AFM-bound Monkey Man". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
↑ Wiseman, Andreas (March 12, 2021). "Netflix Strikes $30M Deal For Dev Patel's Buzzed-About Directorial Debut Monkey Man". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

External links[edit]

Monkey Man on IMDb

[Deadline-1] Tartaglione, Nancy (October 29, 2018). "Dev Patel To Make Feature Directing Debut With Monkey Man – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[2] Ritman, Alex (October 29, 2018). "Dev Patel to Make Directorial Debut With Monkey Man". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[3] Kay, Jeremy (October 29, 2018). "Dev Patel to direct, star in AFM-bound Monkey Man". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[4] Wiseman, Andreas (March 12, 2021). "Netflix Strikes $30M Deal For Dev Patel's Buzzed-About Directorial Debut Monkey Man". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

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