for the rights to Roberts’ 2004 novel set in Australia and India that explores love, forgiveness, courage and redemption, as well as for Robert’s sequel novel,tells the story of Lin , a man on the run from an Australian prison looking to get lost in the teeming city of Bombay. Cut off from family and friends by distance and fate, he finds a new life in the slums, bars and underworld of India.
The book, published in 39 languages in 42 territories worldwide with 6 million copies sold, had long been pursued for screen adaptations. There had been various feature attempts since 2004 when Warner Bros. paid $2 million for the book rights with Johnny Depp’s Inifinitum Nihil and GK Films producing. Depp originally intended to play the lead before the film was derailed by the writer’s strike. In 2013, Depp brought in Joel Edgerton to star but the movie never got off the ground.
British actor Hunnam, who became a household name with his lead role as Jackson ‘Jax’ Teller on FX’s hugely popular dramaKing Arthur: Legend Of the Sword.Hunnam is repped by CAA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern.
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