Tired of knocking on doors to star in an action film without having any fortune, the Oscar-nominated actor Dev Patel (Lion: A way home) decided to take the reins of his destiny into his own hands. Now, not only will he finally fulfill this dream as the protagonist, but he makes his direct debut in this amazing adrenaline-filled adventure that closely follows in the footsteps of the successful franchise. John Wick. Next, everything you need to know about Monkey Man: Rise of the Beast:
What is it about Monkey Man: The awakening of the beast?
Monkey Man, inspired by the legend of the Hindu deity Hanman, tells the life of Kid, a young man who makes a precarious living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is savagely beaten by fighters. most popular in exchange for money. After years of suppressed rage, the boy discovers a way to infiltrate the city's sinister elite. As his childhood trauma simmers, his mysteriously marked hands unleash an explosive vendetta to settle scores with the men who took everything from him.
In 2021, Netflix acquired global rights to the filmed and completed film for $30 million. However, they soon regretted the decision and, after much reflection, decided to get rid of it. The reason? According to sources of World of Reel, the treatment of a far-right Hindu nationalist character worried Netflix about how it could impact its future business in India. Thus, producer Jordan Peele and Universal Pictures did not hesitate for a moment to take over the film as soon as it was released again.
Cast and production team
Dev Patel (I would like to be a millionaire, The legend of the green knight) directs his debut film from an original story that he himself wrote, and whose script was outlined for the big screen by Paul Angunawela (Keith Lemon: The Film) and John Collee (Hotel Mumbai: the attack). Described as “John Wick in Bombay,” the film is a co-production of Bron Studios, Thunder Road, Monkeypaw and Minor Realm/S'Ya Concept, in association with WME Independent and Creative Wealth Media.
Dev Patel takes the lead role as Kid, the man seeking revenge against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systematically victimize the poor and disadvantaged. The international cast includes Sharlto Copley (Sector 9), Pitobash (Million Dollar Arm), Vipin Sharma (Paatal Lok), Sikandar Kher (Sense8), Sobhita Dhulipala (The Night Manager), Ashwini Kalsekar (Jodha Akbar), Adithi Kalkunte (Hotel Mumbai) and Makarand Deshpande (Dandupalya).
“I hope this is a new addition to the genre at a time in this industry when my story can become your story,” Patel said in March 2021. “Shooting a film during a pandemic has been challenging, to say the least.” 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 pleasure.”
The producers of Monkey Man They are Patel himself, Jordan Peele, Jomon Thomas, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler and Anjay Nagpal. Executive producers include: Jonathan Fuhrman, Natalya Pavchinskya, Aaron L. Gilbert, Andria Spring, Alison-Jane Roney and Steven Thibault.
When it premieres Monkey Man: The awakening of the beast?
The action film directed by and starring Dev Patel arrives in May 2024 to theaters in Mexico, under the distribution of Diamond Films.