SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Sequel and TV Adaptation Being Discussed as Swati Shetty and Grant Kessman Acquire Rights
The 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire was an eight-time Academy Award-winner, including the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.
Now, sixteen years later, the film’s rights have been acquired by Bridge7, a production company founded by former Netflix executive Swati Shetty and former CAA agent Grant Kessman.
This makes the property available for the new owners to create a film sequel, or TV series adaptation, both of which are in talks.
The film was directed by Danny Boyle and written by Simon Beaufoy, based on the book Q&A by Vikas Swarup. Slumdog Millionaire follows the story of 18-year-old Jamal, played by Dev Patel in his feature debut, whose life of hardship in the slums of Mumbai gives him the answers he needs to win a Who Wants To Be a Millionaire quiz show.
It is unclear whether Patel, the film’s female lead, Freida Pinto, or other original cast members would return for the potential sequel, which will tell “the next chapter of Jamal’s journey.”
Shetty and Kessman said of the project(s): “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.
“What makes Slumdog Millionaire extraordinary is not only its cinematic brilliance—spanning storytelling, music, and its remarkable accolades, but also how it brought together talent from across the world to make a global winning team.”
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via: Deadline