EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has struck a deal in the region of $30M for most worldwide rights to Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man, we can reveal.Filming has just finished on the movie, which will see Oscar-nominee Patel play 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 buzz was strong for the revenge-thriller during last week’s virtual EFM and after seeing footage Netflix couldn’t resist the project which heralds from Joker backers Bron and John Wick producers Thunder Road.One industry insider who has seen footage described the movie to us as “John Wick in Mumbai”.
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