Dev Patel has been tapped to star in a brand new crime thriller film titled The Journeyman.
Patel acquired a Finest Supporting Actor nomination on the Academy Awards for his efficiency in 2016’s Lion. He has additionally starred in 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire, 2010’s The Final Airbender, 2011’s The Finest Unique Marigold Lodge, 2015’s Chappie, 2019’s The Private Historical past of David Copperfield, 2021’s The Inexperienced Knight, and extra. He not too long ago made his function movie directorial debut with 2024’s Monkey Man, which he additionally starred in.
Now, per Variety, Patel will play an expert tennis participant in The Journeyman.
What will we find out about The Journeyman with Dev Patel?
The Journeyman is being directed by Tarsem Singh, who beforehand made 2011’s Immortals, 2012’s Mirror Mirror, and 2015’s Self/much less. The script comes from Byan and Alexis Roberts, also called The Roberts.
“The Journeyman is the story of a struggling professional tennis participant who’s lured into an unlawful match-fixing ring to assist his household and finds himself trapped in a ruthless world of corruption and violence he could by no means escape,” Selection’s description of the plot reads.
Scott Franklin, Stuart Ford, and Mason Eways are producing the film, whereas Shamier Anderson and Stephan James are government producers.
“The Roberts have written a taught, suspenseful crime thriller stuffed with twists and turns that appears like an ideal match for a visionary filmmaker like Tarsem and a high tier producer of Scott’s caliber,” Ford stated. “Tarsem’s famend visible aptitude and deep expertise in working with high athletes may also see him depict a viscerally genuine model of the professional tennis circuit that goes past what’s been seen on the massive display earlier than. I’ve wished to work with Dev Patel for a very long time in the meantime and this can be a phenomenal position for him to get his enamel into.”
A launch date for The Journeyman has not but been introduced.
