The Russo brothers and Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar’s Indian production house Excel Entertainment are exploring a partnership.Joe and Anthony Russo were in Mumbai for the premiere and press meet for Netflix film “The Gray Man,” following which they met with Akhtar and Sidhwani.
During the press meet, they spoke about the possibility of “The Gray Man,” in which India’s Dhanush is one of the stars, becoming a franchise and about working with Indian talent.The wide ranging discussion between the Russo brothers and Akhtar and Sidhwani covered the theatrical experience and the importance of event films and VFX in today’s market scenario; screen count in India versus the rest of the world, and its importance; the globalization of cinema, with language not being a barrier, and storytelling across cultures; working with Indian talent and the possibility of producing a film with an Indian director; and about work culture — production,
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