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'Slumdog Millionaire' Sequel Announced: Bridge7 Secures Film & TV Rights

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Washington [US], November 27, 2024: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bridge7, a newly established production company, has secured the rights for the film sequel and television adaptation of the Academy Award-winning movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'


Swati Bhat

Slumdog Millionaire' Sequel Announced: Bridge7 Secures Film & TV Rights

A Los Angeles-based company, led by Swati Shetty and Grant Kessman, has acquired the rights from Celador to produce a sequel to the 2008 film "Slumdog Millionaire," originally produced by Celador and Film4. Directed by Danny Boyle, the film featured Dev Patel and Freida Pinto and garnered eight Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Picture. The narrative centers on Jamal and Salim, two impoverished boys from Mumbai, and Latika, emphasizing their challenges and Jamal's triumph on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." Anil Kapoor's portrayal of game show host Prem Kumar was particularly noteworthy. Shetty and Kessman commended the film's universal resonance. Celador will partner with Bridge7 on the sequel, with the agreement facilitated by Paytre Topp and Nick Miller, and representation by Jessica Hudson and James Kay from Sheridans.





Best Picture Predictions for The Oscars 2024.

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The autumn film festivals are approaching under the shadow of a writers' strike and the possibility of actors joining the strike. Nonetheless, the 2023 midway point has been reached, and there is still plenty more promise ahead.


Swati Bhat

Academy Awards 2024

The lineups are already making their way around. So far, we know that Venice will host Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things" starring Emma Stone, the pair's follow-up to the Oscar-nominated "The Favourite" (2018). The Searchlight film, a surrealist science-fiction romance based on an adaptation of Alasdair Grey's novel, stars Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Christopher Abbott, and Margaret Qualley. It may be their season's pony.

Meanwhile, two highly awaited biopics will be released at the Lido - director Michael Mann's take on Italian racing driver Enzo Ferrari, dubbed "Ferrari" and starring Adam Driver has aroused attention. Simultaneously, Sofia Coppola returns with "Priscilla," an adaption of Elvis Presley's biography starring Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi.

Pablo Larrain's buzzy Chilean contender "El Conde," rumored to be an all-around contender, has sparked interest, especially as his first picture since "Spencer" (2021), which garnered a nomination for Kristen Stewart.

We are already tracking best picture contenders such as Sony Pictures' animated "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," A24's love story "Past Lives," and Amazon Studios' immensely entertaining "Air" beginning in the first half of 2023.

Of course, there are the Cannes standouts — Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon," Jonathan Glazer's "The Zone of Interest," Todd Haynes' "May December," and Justine Triet's Palme d'Or-winning "Anatomy of a Fall" — already in the running.

The updated overall best picture charts are available on the Oscar prediction page, along with revised charts prior to the autumn festivals.

Jessica Chastain, fresh off two Tony nominations and in the midst of an Emmy campaign in which she is presently the front-runner, will make a stop in Italy with "Memory," writer and director Michel Franco's first English-language movie. With an unclear plot and a cast that includes Peter Sarsgaard, Merritt Wever, and Josh Charles, it's an eagerly anticipated watching.




RRR,The Kashmir Files,Kantara & Gangubai Kathiawadi are included on the Oscars 2023 reminder list

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The Oscars 2023 reminder list includes the blockbusters "RRR," "The Kashmir Files," "Kantara," and "Gangubai Kathiawadi."


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A list of 301 feature films that are still eligible for the Oscars in 2023 was issued by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

Previously, India's official submission for the Oscars in 2023 was the Gujarati film "Chhello Show" by Pan Nalin. Along with them, the list also includes the Indian movies "Me Vasantrao" and "Tuzhya Sathi Kahihi," "Iravin Nizhal," "Rocketry: The Nambi Effect," and the Kannada film "Vikrant Rona." Director Vivek Agnihotri posted on Twitter about his delight, saying, "BREAKING NEWS: The first list of @TheAcademy's nominees for the #Oscars2023 includes #TheKashmirFiles. It is one of the five Indian movies. I hope the best for everyone. a successful year for Indian film."

"The following actors have all been nominated for best actor: #PallaviJoshi #MithunChakraborty @DarshanKumaar @AnupamPKher. Just getting started A very long road lies ahead. Godspeed to everyone " he added.

Rishab Shetty also posted a thank-you message on Twitter for his fans' enthusiastic reception to his movie "Kantara." "We are thrilled to announce that "Kantara" has earned two Oscar nominations! A sincere thank you to everyone who has helped us. We are excited to embark on this journey with your help. I'm looking forward to seeing it shine at the Oscars for "Kantara" by "hombale films" "He composed.

The 9,579 eligible voters will start filling out their ballots on January 12 and they will close on January 17, 2023, according to Variety, an American Meida firm.

The Oscar ceremony will take place in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 12, 2023, and the formal nominations will be announced on January 24, 2023.





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