Dev Patel's The Green Knight Set To Release In India On August 27
Fantasy epic The Green Knight, starring Dev Patel, will hit the Indian screens on August 27. The film, directed by David Lowery, will be released theatrically in the country by PVR Pictures.
Fantasy
epic
The
Green
Knight,
starring
Dev
Patel,
will
hit
the
Indian
screens
on
August
27.
The
film,
directed
by
David
Lowery,
will
be
released
theatrically
in
the
country
by
PVR
Pictures.
The
Green
Knight
follows
the
journey
of
Sir
Gawain,
played
by
Patel,
King
Arthur's
reckless
and
headstrong
nephew
who
seeks
to
confront
the
eponymous
Green
Knight,
a
mythical,
dangerous
and
gigantic
entity.
Actor
Ralph
Ineson
plays
the
Green
Knight,
Sean
Harris
stars
as
King
Arthur
and
Alicia
Vikander
as
Esel.
Sanjeev
Kumar
Bijli,
Joint
MD,
PVR
Ltd.
said
the
team
is
excited
to
release
the
film
after
an
"unprecedented
year
for
the
global
entertainment
industry" due
to
the
coronavirus
pandemic.
"It
is
reassuring
to
have
cinemas
reopen
across
the
country
and
in
most
parts
of
the
world.
With
the
growing
interest
in
The
Green
Knight
and
our
other
films
as
a
result
of
their
recognition
from
the
audiences
and
critics,
we
are
looking
forward
to
showing
'The
Green
Knight'
to
audiences
on
the
big
screen,"
Bijli
said
in
a
statement.
Kamal
Gianchandani,
CEO,
PVR
Pictures
said
the
team
is
aiming
to
start
a
"steady
supply" of
international
films.
“No
one
wants
films
back
on
the
big
screens
more
than
we
do.
We
are
looking
forward
to
supporting
our
partners
in
exhibition
with
the
release
of
'The
Green
Knight'
on
August
27
and
with
a
steady
supply
of
other
world-class
films,
while
also
giving
moviegoers
an
opportunity
to
see
some
amazing
films.
"We
are
grateful
to
our
movie
studios
and
filmmaking
partners
for
working
with
us
and
responding
to
these
circumstances,"
Gianchandani
said.
The
Green
Knight
was
theatrically
released
in
the
United
States
on
July
30.
In
India,
several
states,
including
Madhya
Pradesh,
West
Bengal,
Rajasthan,
Punjab,
Gujarat
and
Andhra
Pradesh,
have
permitted
cinemas
to
resume
operations.
Delhi
has
also
allowed
theatres
to
open
at
50
per
cent
capacity.