Overview

• Dev Patel will write, direct, produce, and star in 'The Peasant,' a revenge action thriller set in the 1300s.
• The film follows a shepherd who seeks vengeance against mercenary knights who destroyed his community, revealing hidden depths to his character.
• Patel reworked the original Italian-set Black List script by Will Dunn, relocating the story to a vibrant and mystical feudal India.
• Fifth Season and Thunder Road, known for successful action franchises like 'John Wick,' are producing and financing the film.
• Producers are aiming to develop 'The Peasant' into a franchise, with Patel collaborating with Dunn on the script's rewrites.