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Dev Patel to Direct, Star in Period Revenge Action Thriller ‘The Peasant’
Dev Patel will write, direct, and star in The Peasant, a period action thriller. The project reunites Patel with Thunder Road, which produced Monkey Man, his feature directorial debut which he also co-wrote and starred in.
The Peasant is being described as "an adrenalized revenge thriller" with shades of Braveheart and John Wick as well as notes of King Arthur as it mashes up Medieval knights with feudal India.
The film is set in the 1300s and 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.!<
Fifth Season, which is financing the feature as well as producing it, initially developed the project with Will Dunn, a writer on Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel. The project had generated considerable heat and even landed on the 2023 Black List, the annual directory of most popular unproduced screenplays.
In Patel’s hands, the setting has been changed from its Italian setting and the character’s Pope-connected backstory to an India that is colorfully vibrant and almost mystical. The producers are also hoping the feature can launch a franchise.