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‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Movie Sequel & TV Adaptation Plotted As Swati Shetty & Grant Kessman Acquire Rights


Bridge7, a production company founded by Swati Shetty and Grant Kessman, has acquired the film sequel and TV rights to 'Slumdog Millionaire'.

Bridge7, a production company founded by former Netflix executive Swati Shetty and former CAA agent Grant Kessman, has acquired the film sequel and TV rights to Slumdog Millionaire. Directed by Danny Boyle and written by Simon Beaufoy based on the book Q&A by Vikas Swarup, Slumdog Millionaire follows the story of 18-year-old Jamal, played by Dev Patel in his feature debut, whose life of hardship in the slums of Mumbai gives him the answers he needs to win a Who Wants To Be a Millionaire-type quiz show. “I am delighted that Swati and Grant have chosen the Slumdog sequel to launch their newly formed company,” said Celador International’s Chairman, Paul Smith CBE.

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