A ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ sequel could be on the way
A sequel to Danny Boyle‘s hit film Slumdog Millionaire could be on the way after a new production company has acquired the film sequel and TV rights.
The original Slumdog Millionaire came out in 2008 and was directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, it told the story of two poor young boys from Mumbai, Jamal (Patel) and his older brother, Salim, poor kids from Mumbai who later interact with a girl named Latika, played by Pinto, who Jamal later falls in love with.
The film explores the brothers’ difficult past, losing their mother in a religious riot while struggling to survive on their own. Their experiences are intercut with Jamal’s present-day appearances on India’s version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, as he inspires the nation when his winning streak brings him closer to winning 20million rupees.
Now, the Los Angeles-based Bridge7 – run by producer Swati Shetty and veteran CAA agent Grant Kessman – have acquired rights TV and sequel rights to the film.
“Some stories stay with us long after the credits roll, and Slumdog Millionaire is undoubtedly one of them. Its narrative is universal, cutting across cultural and geographical lines and it embodies the kind of stories we love — ones that bridge entertainment with profound human experiences,” Shetty and Kessman said in a statement about the original movie.
In other news, earlier this month Patel described his stint on the beloved teen comedy Skins as “the little rash that won’t go away”.
He played Anwar Kharral on the first two seasons of the E4 show in 2007 and 2008, the best friend of Mitch Hewer’s Maxxie Oliver.
“Skins was like – oh boy, it’s kind of like the little rash that won’t go away,” he told Vanity Fair. “No, no, no. Look, man, it was amazing. You look at the guys that have come out of that – Nick Hoult, Kaya Scodelario – [and] it’s really amazing.”
“I didn’t have a clue what I was doing when I was plucked off of the street to be in that thing. We all stay in touch. And without it, there would be no me in Slumdog, without Danny Boyle’s daughter being a fan of Skins. All of these things, even up until Monkey Man, they’re lily pads.”
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