Global Indian Icon Deepika Padukone to Star in an Upcoming Cross-Cultural Romantic Comedy for STXfilms and Temple Hill
30 Août 2021 - 10:18PM
Business Wire
STXfilms, a division of Eros STX Global Corporation (NYSE: ESGC)
(“ErosSTX”), announced today the company is developing a romantic
comedy for global Indian icon Deepika Padukone, who will also
produce the upcoming film through her Ka Productions banner. The
announcement was made today by Adam Fogelson, chairman,
STXfilms Motion Picture Group.
The studio is also in negotiations with Temple Hill Productions
Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen (the Twilight franchise, The Fault in
Our Stars, "Love, Simon") to develop the project, which will be a
sweeping cross-cultural romantic comedy centered around Padukone,
who will play an Indian matchmaker.
Commenting on the announcement, Fogelson said, “There is
a reason Deepika is one of the biggest global stars to come from
India. She is enormously talented with an infectious personality
and her profile continues to grow as an international superstar.
While she has been a phenomenal success in many Eros International
films, we at STXfilms are thrilled to be building a romantic comedy
with her and our friends at Temple Hill.”
“Ka Productions was founded with a goal to develop and produce
purposeful content with global appeal. I’m thrilled to be
partnering with STXfilms and Temple Hill Productions, who share
Ka’s ambition and creative vision and look forward to bringing
impactful and dynamic cross-cultural stories to the world,” says
Padukone.
DEEPIKA PADUKONE was named one of the 100 Most
Influential People in the World by Time magazine in 2018. She also
featured in VARIETY’S ‘International Women’s Impact Report’ which
celebrates the achievements of women in entertainment around the
world in 2018 & 2021.
The actor made her English language film debut as the female
lead in XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, co-starring with Vin
Diesel. She is also the principal of Ka Productions, the production
company behind Chhapaak and upcoming films The Intern and ’83. She
is currently in production on Shakun Batra’s and Siddharth Anand’s
untitled films.
Prior to this, Padukone starred in the critically acclaimed film
Chhapaak based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal.
She also played the titular role in Padmavaat, which broke all box
office records. Other credits include the award-winning and
critically acclaimed films Piku and Baijaro Mastani, the highest
and third highest grossing international Hindi language film
releases, respectively.
Last year, she received the prestigious World Economic Forum
Crystal Award for her leadership in raising mental health
awareness.
She is represented in India by Collective Artists Network and in
the U.S. by ICM as well as Danielle Robinson at Alan Siegel
Entertainment.
About STXfilms
STXfilms, a division of Eros STX Global Corporation, is a
next-generation film studio that produces, acquires, distributes,
and markets motion pictures at scale. From blockbusters like
Greenland, Hustlers, Bad Moms, and The Upside to hits like The
Gentlemen, Molly’s Game, and The Gift, STXfilms produces
star-driven films for a global audience. In just 5 short years, its
slate of films has already grossed over $1.8 billion in global
theatrical box office. With a wide range of partners including
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Showtime (which handle
the physical and premium television releases of STXfilms content,
respectively), the studio is a fast-growing, industry powerhouse.
Upcoming films include Queenpins starring Kristen Bell, Kirby
Howell-Baptiste, Paul Walter Hauser, and Vince Vaughn, a new
action-comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jason
Statham, Hugh Grant, Aubrey Plaza, and Josh Hartnett, The Marsh
King's Daughter directed by Neil Burger and starring Daisy Ridley
and Ben Mendelsohn, American Sole starring Pete Davidson, O’Shea
Jackson Jr., Camila Mendes, Offset, and Bad Bunny, The Godmother
starring Jennifer Lopez, Universe’s Most Wanted starring Dave
Bautista, Muscle starring Vin Diesel and directed by F. Gary Gray,
National Champions starring Stephan James and J.K. Simmons,
Violence of Action starring Chris Pine, and Greenland: Migration,
the sequel to the global hit starring Gerard Butler and Morena
Baccarin.
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