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Dev Patel is set to star in 'Flash Crash,' a thriller based on an upcoming book by Liam Vaughan that See-Saw Films and New Regency have teamed on to adapt.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Dev Patel first pitched “Monkey Man” as “a revenge film about faith.” “Faith can be such a beautiful, powerful thing. It can bring us together. At its best, it ...

“Monkey Man” also marks Patel, 33, best known for his turn in the Oscar best picture winner “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008), as the latest actor to transform himself into an action star.