'Drishyam': The making of a global blockbuster
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The cult franchise Drishyam is all set to go global after garnering massive success in the India and China markets.
Producers Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak announced the Korean remake of the thriller franchise at the Cannes Film Festival 2023, and now they have announced the franchise’s new milestone. Panorama Studios have joined hands with Gulfstream Pictures and JOAT Films to make Drishyam in Hollywood.
Gulfstream Pictures, co-founded by Mike Karz and Bill Binley, have produced the romantic comedy Blended, which reunited Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, and the workplace comedy Upgraded, starring Camila Mendes, Marisa Tomei and Lena Olin.
JOAT Films is founded by Jack Nguyen, a film industry veteran and a former Warner Bros executive supervising the Asia region’s production business especially market entries into China, Japan, India and Korea during his tenure with WB. JOAT specialises in cross-territorial local language remakes.
International remakes
Panorama Studios has acquired the international remake rights to Drishyam 1 and 2 from the original producers, Aashirvad Cinemas. Drishyam is being recreated in the US and Korea and a development deal is being finalised for a Spanish language version. In addition, other countries are being considered.
Kumar Mangat Pathak, chairman and managing director, Panorama Studios, who has acquired the rights to the Drishyam franchise shared, “Drishyam’s clever narrative has a universal appeal and we are keen to celebrate this story with audiences worldwide. We
