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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2008: #46 Slumdog Millionaire

Published on January 30, 2008

#46. Slumdog Millionaire

Director: Danny Boyle
Writers: Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty)
Producers: Christian Colson (The Descent)
Distributor: Warner Independent Pictures

The Gist: Based on true events, script by Simon Beaufoy this concerns an illiterate street kid from Mumbai who wins the jackpot on the Indian version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”

Fact: This is actor Dev Patel big screen debut.

See It: One of the better scripts of 2007 – I’m thinking this will strike a cord with international audiences – think: feel good story for adults you haven’t grown up.

Release Date/Status?: Currently filming – they have this pegged as a 2009 release – I say it will be ready by the holiday season.

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).