EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of their Oscar win for The Long Goodbye, Sound Of Metal and Rogue One actor Riz Ahmed and Surge director Aneil Karia are confirmed for a modern adaptation of ShakespeareR…
WME Independent will handle international sales and co-rep North American rights with CAA. Ahmed and Karia will be on the ground in Cannes to discuss the project with buyers at a presentation and we hear there is already interest from potential financiers.about race, privilege, corruption – and whether setting things right means setting fire to the entire old order. Thisbelongs to a wealthy British Indian family who buy their way up the English establishment at great personal cost.
“This is a film about many of the pressing issues of our time,” Ahmed told us. “It deals with race, greed, capitalism, corruption and privilege, and yet it also boils down to being a great thriller. It has elements of psychological horror and action. The script is fast-paced and kinetic, jumping from one visually rich setting to another.”
Ahmed continued: “We’re going to see the many different sides to London from the elite night life and super cars to ornate Hindu temples and battered down funeral homes, from council estates to plush high rises. London is a city of juxtapositions and haves and have-nots.”
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