#dev patel edit

[eri-is-online]

Not my usual content but I hope you enjoy nonetheless!

Thought process below:

I fell in love with this movie the moment I watched it Dev patel is an amazing actor and his character alone had me hooked (along with all the ladies), I also really enjoy glass animals, and hearing the background sounds in life itself reminded me of the sound design in the movie, little bit of scheming and editing and BOOM: here it is!

[shesnake]

“Monkey Man” was shot and completed in 2021, and Netflix soon after acquired the rights for around $30 million, but it’s been on the shelf for three years and they‘ve all of a sudden decided to get rid of it? What gives? It turns out, according to an in-the-know source, that it was the portrayal of a fictional right-wing Hindu Nationalist character in the film that worried Netflix about their future dealings in India. And even though they had paid more than twice the production cost, they decided to give the film back to the producers, which is what caused the long delay. Universal and Peele eventually took a particular liking to the film, so much so that they suggested possible editing changes and delayed the release until what they thought would be the right date. It’s as simple as that. In the end, it was all about politics and optics for the streaming giant, especially since India has become the current top growth market for Netflix. Co-Founder Reed Hastings has mentioned that a majority of the service's next 100 million subscribers would most likely come from India.

Universal/Jordan Peele's "suggested possible editing changes" in question:

[notpedropascal]

DEV PATEL 'Monkey Man' behind the scenes

[uptownhags]

I was eating sweet potatoes, salmon, and lettuce 3 times a day for 9 months. And that’s it. You know, sometimes cubed, sometimes in a strip of salmon, but that was it. That was tough.

[sirgawin]

Dev Patel in The Green Knight (2021)

Tamino - Sun May Shine (2018)

[theweddingguest]

Dev Patel ©Eric Zachanowich // The Green Knight behind the scenes

[sunflowermp4]

honey, don't feed me - i will come back

[ierofrnkk]

I don’t want to be saved!!!!

[fanofspooky]

Suspiria

Monkey Man

I Saw The TV Glow

[mcqraw]

MONKEY MAN (2024) | dir. Dev Patel

[nadja-antipaxos]

HANDS HANDS HANDS

Monkey Man (2024) // Dir. Dev Patel

[notpedropascal]

DEV PATEL 'Monkey Man' behind the scenes

[uptownhags]

I really didn’t think anyone was gonna show up [to the Monkey Man screening at SXSW]. We were on our way there in the car and there was a queue three blocks down. And I was like, “is the Ryan Gosling film showing tonight?” And they’re like, “no, they’re here for you.”

[sirgawin]

Who can regale me and my queen with some myth, or canto, of thine own purport?

The Green Knight (2021) dir. David Lowery

[sunflowermp4]

good morning to trans girls and anti-fascists and monkey man fans worldwide <3

[ierofrnkk]

he’s such a freak I want him to bite me