# Roshan Sethi’s ‘The Surgeon’ Acquired by Sony Pictures for North America and Beyond

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/roshan-sethis-the-surgeon-acquired-by-sony-pictures-for-north-america-and-beyond/
- Published: 2026-09-22T19:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-23T07:47:12+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/roshan-sethi-the-surgeon-sony-pictures-north-america-1236872536/
- Topics: Americas, Asia, Entertainment, Europe, Film, World

## Key points

- Sony acquired major international rights to The Surgeon.
- Michelle Yeoh plays an abducted surgeon fighting for survival.
- Roshan Sethi directs the thriller.

## Summary

Sony Pictures has acquired North American rights to Roshan Sethi’s thriller The Surgeon, alongside rights in Latin America, Italy, China and Hong Kong. The deal follows a competitive bidding process and expands the film’s international distribution, highlighting strong industry interest in Sethi’s latest project.

Michelle Yeoh stars as an expert surgeon abducted and forced to operate on a mysterious patient, before using 35 years of experience to outwit her captors. Martin Freeman, Laurie Davidson, Yuri Kolokolnikov and Joseph Mydell also appear, with Thunder Road and Tango producing; the soundtrack features Thin Lizzy songs chosen by the protagonist.

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