Martin Poll finds 'Paradise Lost'

April 29, 2009 Veteran producer Martin Poll has joined with Granite Entertainment and STV Networks to mount an indie version of "Paradise" that has been gestating for nearly four decades and could enter production as early as the summer. If so, it could find itself going up against a competing version of "Paradise" that Legendary Pictures and Vincent Newman Entertainment have been developing for several years. Philadelphia-based STV Networks -- a digital distribution company specializing in Bollywood fare headed by Sridhar Sreekakula, who is seeking to get into theatrical distribution -- has come aboard as a co-financier, agreeing to put up half of the film's projected $30 million-$35 million budget.

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