Dev Patel sells directorial debut 'Monkey Man' to Netflix for $30 million
Monkey Man, to Netflix for a reported $30 million. The Slumdog Millionaire star also co-wrote the script and will play the lead. Indian actress Sobhita Dhulipala, best known for her role in the Amazon series Made in Heaven, has also been cast in the film, along with South African actor Sharlto Copley, who starred in the acclaimed 2009 film District 9. Dev Patel's directorial debut, MONKEY MAN, is coming to Netflix. Patel, who co-wrote the film with Paul Angunawela & John Collee, will star alongside Sharlto Copley in a story about an unlikely hero who emerges from prison to get revenge o...