Relativity Media Reveals Slate of Remakes in India
by The Daily Eye Team March 27 2015, 2:33 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 43 secsRelativity Media has revealed a slew of plans for the Indian market as part of its wide-ranging deal with B4U Network.
Delivering the keynote at Indian entertainment industry conference FICCI Frames that began Wednesday in Mumbai, Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh said that first up would be three to five remakes a year of Relativity’s U.S. titles in the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages, suitably adjusted to suit local sensibilities. Apart from the previously announced Bollywood remake of “The Best of Me”, part of a three film deal with India’s Balaji Telefilms, Relativity has announced a remake of Kevin Costner starrer “3 Days to Kill”, casting for which has already begun in India. In addition, Relativity will remake upcoming summer release “Masterminds”, starring Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson and Kristen Wiig.