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Netflix partners with Archie Comics; Zoya Akhtar to direct the film
Updated On: 11 November, 2021 01:47 PM IST | Mumbai | ANI
The new project will be produced by Akhtar and Reema Kagti for Tiger Baby as well as Graphic India
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Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar is set to collaborate with streamer Netflix for a live-action musical film based on Archie Comics character Archie Andrews. Netflix is partnering with Archie Comics for the film, which has been titled "The Archies" and will be set in 1960s India, the streaming service said in a statement. Akhtar, the director of critical hits like "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara", "Dil Dhadakne Do" and "Gully Boy", will helm the coming-of-age story that will introduce the teenagers of Riverdale to a new generation in India.
The filmmaker previously worked with Netflix when she directed short films for anthology films "Lust Stories" (2018) and "Ghost Stories" (2020). The new project will be produced by Akhtar and Reema Kagti for Tiger Baby as well as Graphic India. "I am super excited to have the chance to bring The Archies to life. It was a large part of my childhood and teenage years. The characters are iconic and globally loved, which is also why I am a little nervous.
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