Danny Boyle, the director of Slumdog Millionaire, has just signed a new three-year, first look deal! What wonderful news for him! And his house wasn't even razed! From Variety:
Filmmaker Danny Boyle has inked a three-year producing pact with Fox Searchlight and Pathe Pictures, both of which played a crucial role in propelling Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" to worldwide success.
Under the terms of the deal, Searchlight and Pathe will co-finance and co-produce Boyle's projects.
The director has yet to announce his next film.
Only recently did Boyle step off the months-long publicity campaign for "Slumdog." Around the time of its Oscar wins, the pic began its foreign run in earnest. After that, there was the film's release on DVD to promote.
Oh, I bet he is tired from all that promoting! Not as tired as after, say, watching your family tear itself apart in the aftermath of momentary celebrity, or, you know, sleeping in piles of garbage because your house was literally torn to the ground. But I bet when Boyle's head hits the pillow in the five star hotel where he's staying during these junkets, it only takes one or two glasses of very expensive whiskey to knock him right out! And then he has to get up in the morning, have a delicious breakfast, spend an hour in the spa, and do it all over again!
Godspeed, Danny Boyle.
