2 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: Iranian American shaper and head Evan Mirzai’s House of M has acquired each authorities to The Cupid Index, nan debut 2021 caller of UK-Iranian novelist Sheeva Moshiri astir a 30-year-old female caught betwixt her U.S. upbringing and able accepted Persian background.
Mirzai, who has made nan Black List 4 times and is co-founder of nan WGA’s Middle Eastern Writers Committee, has adapted nan caller into a characteristic book he will direct, nutrient and co-finance nether his House of M banner
The main formed includes Shiva Negar (Deadly Vows, American Assassin), Alexander Uloom (House of David) and Sam Asghari (Jackpot, Lioness) and will besides characteristic viral drama influencers and actors Jake Jonez and Caroline Kennedy.
Mirzai says nan “modestly budgeted” rom-com is applying for California taxation credits.
According to Mirzai, The Cupid Index tells nan communicative of “a Persian Princess successful Beverly Hills, azygous and astir to move 30, who moves retired connected her ain and into nan existent world successful hunt of emotion aft her billionaire Uncle and demanding Mother make her an ultimatum: get joined successful 3 months to a man of her prime aliases they’ll find a hubby for her”.
London and Monaco-based writer Moshiri, has signed pinch House of M and is already processing her sophomore novel.
“During a clip of awesome upheaval and connected nan doorstep of nan Persian New Year Nowruz, it is our work arsenic Iranian creatives to show nan world a broadside of our group and customs that are not arsenic good known, that we are a humorous and loving group and we are conscionable arsenic relatable and comically flawed arsenic immoderate different culture,” said Mirzai.
Supervising beingness accumulation for The Cupid Index is House of M’s Omeed Kiafar. A postgraduate of USC’s Marshall School of Business and L.A.-born Iranian American, Kiafer has precocious joined nan House of M arsenic its caput of beingness production.
Moshiri and Kiafar will besides executive-produce nan project. Mirzai, Moshiri, Uloom, Jonez and Kennedy are repped by House of M and Greenberg Glusker, Negar is repped by Crimson Media and The Characters Agency and Asghari is repped by BAC Talent.
