Zoya Akhtar to direct live-action musical of Archie Comics set in 1960’s India for Netflix : Bollywood News
Netflix, in collaboration with Archie comics, brings a coming-of-age story that may introduce the youngsters of Riverdale to a brand new era in India. The Archies, a characteristic movie adaptation of the comics can be produced by Tiger Child and Graphic India and can premiere solely on Netflix. A live-action musical set in 1960’s India, the movie can be directed by Zoya Akhtar.
Speaking about this collaboration, director Zoya Akhtar mentioned, “I’m tremendous excited to have the prospect to convey The Archies to life. It was a big a part of my childhood and teenage years. The characters are iconic and globally cherished, which can be why I’m a little bit nervous. I’ve to verify the movie stokes the nostalgia of a era that grew up on the comedian and but resonates with the younger adults immediately.”
“It is an enormous supply of delight that the Archie Comics characters and tales resonate with followers globally, and particularly in India, for greater than 50 years,” mentioned Archie Comics CEO/Writer Jon Goldwater. “We’re thrilled to associate with Netflix and belief Zoya Akhtar and her artistic group to ship a really distinctive and thrilling tackle Archie and associates by means of the lens of Indian cinema. We all know that these characters have international attraction and translating them into different settings and cultures is simply the beginning of what now we have deliberate for future multimedia diversifications.”
Archie and the crew are about to get down and Desi in “The Archies”
A coming-of-age musical drama directed by Zoya Akhtar, coming quickly to Netflix!#TheArchiesOnNetflix#zoyaakhtar @kagtireema @tigerbabyfilms @ArchieComics @GraphicIndia @NetflixIndia pic.twitter.com/nKFeQrDtiD— Tiger Child (@tigerbabyfilms) November 11, 2021
Pratiksha Rao, Director, Movies and Licensing, Netflix India, added, “The characters, adventures and friendships in Archies have discovered followers internationally for generations. With Archie Comics, Graphic India and Tiger Child, now we have a rare alternative to recreate the world of Archie comics, this time as a live-action musical. Zoya has an unbelievable and distinctive potential to make tales and the characters in them relatable, making them really feel like they’re an extension of our personal self. We’re thrilled to associate along with her in bringing to life the world of Archies to followers and our members in India and around the globe.”
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