THE remakes They are as old as the Mecca of cinema itself. But the hegemony of this format as a substitute for the development of original material could see its days numbered. Well, now audiences not only want to see the same stories repeated, but they also need to know what happened. the evolution of your favorite characters and what happened to them all this time. Due to nostalgia as the main attraction of the audiovisual market, late sequels seem to be here to stay and they are now winners of the 8 Oscars which could have a sequel 16 years later.
Top Gun: Maverick, Bitelchús, Bitelchús, Gladiator II…the global box office has no doubt about profitability of capital of these unexpected consequences. The second part of Tom Cruise managed to raise almost $1.5 billionwhile the return to the ghostly world of Tim Burton obtained 451 million for the coffers of Warner Bros. Discovery (the major I wanted to release it directly to streaming). For now Gladiator II It has 200 million at the current box office and if this year has shown us anything, it is the complacency of an industry with designs eager to satisfy its viewers’ memories of past happiness. In 2025, we will be able to find new examples of this trend with 28 years later, Bridget Jones: Crazy about him either The Passion of Christ: Resurrectionbut we now know of another great fiction triumphant at the Oscars for which many distributors will bid. We are talking about Millionaire Slumdog. A story about childhood, poverty and friendship that introduced us to currently established film personalities such as Dev Patel.
“Slumdog Millionaire 2”?
Bridge7, a production company recently created by the director Swati Shetty and Grant Kessmancould develop a hypothesis Millionaire Slumdog after acquiring the film and television rights through a deal with Celador. Parent company producing the soundtrack with the seal Movie4.
Shetty has over 20 years of industry experience, having worked for Netflix or Disneywhile Kessman also worked as a literary agent in television for two decades. The story of the 2009 Best Picture Oscar winner focused on Jamal Malik (Patel), a teenager from the suburbs of Bombay who ends up participating in the Hindi version of the popular show “Who wants to become a millionaire? About to receive 20 million rupees, the young man ends up being questioned by the police because they consider him a cheater. But Jamal has the answer to everything.
Directed by Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandannow it will be Bridge7 who will take up the challenge with its “focus on universal human stories with diverse characters and worlds” responsible for continuing the story of improvement and destiny of this young man who, for the first time in his life , was lucky. smiled at him. From Varietythe executive duo expressed in a press release their joy at being able to develop Slumdog Millionaire 2:
“Some stories stay with us long after the final credits roll and Millionaire Slumdog is undoubtedly one of them (…) Which means that Millionaire Slumdog “What is extraordinary is not only his cinematic genius, encompassing storytelling, music and his remarkable accolades, but also the way he brought together talent from around the world to form a global winning team,” explained Shetty and Kessman to media after deal.
For his part, the president of Celador InternationalPaul Smith, added his excitement at being able to collaborate with the young production company on the sequel to this eight-time Oscar winner: “I am delighted that Swati and Grant have chosen the sequel to Slumdog to launch their new company. “Celador looks forward to working with Bridge7, as the next chapter of Jamal’s journey of discovery unfolds on screen.”
8 Oscars in 2009
in competition against The reader, The curious case of Benjamin Button And The Black Knight, Millionaire Slumdog It swept the 2009 Oscars. An exceptional triumph with many detractors involved, who criticized at the time the excessive number of statuettes produced by the project.
The film won, in addition to the Oscar for best film, statuettes for best direction, adapted screenplay, editing, photography, original soundtrack, song, sound and best sound effects. Inside ticket office The World Cup didn’t go bad either. With a budget reduced to 15 million dollars, Millionaire Slumdog got $378 million in collection. In addition to the 8 Oscars, the film won 7 Bafta awards And 4 Golden Globes.
What approach will you take? Slumdog Millionaire 2? Will it be a new blockbuster for the industry?
