A24 has acquired Dev Patel‘s revenge action-thriller The Peasant ahead of the Cannes market. Deadline reports that the splashy deal closed in the $30M range after a competitive situation.
Described as having shades of Braveheart, John Wick, King Arthur, the film mashes up medieval knights with feudal India.
Set in the 1300s, it centers on a shepherd who embarks on a rage-fueled campaign against a group of mercenary knights who ransacked his community, revealing himself to be more than he seems.
Patel will star and direct from a script he co-wrote with Will Dunn (“Ms. Marvel). Dunn’s original script landed on the 2023 Black List, the annual directory of most popular unproduced screenplays.
The Monkey Man filmmaker will also produce via his Minor production shingle alongside Thunder Road (Monkey Man, John Wick) and Fifth Season (“Severance,” Pig) with the hopes of launching a franchise.
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