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When that same little brother decided to make his directorial debut with an adaptation of the same play for Netflix, Washington had about four months between closing night onstage and the first day of shooting.

He won $50, flowers and a small monkey statute – an ode to Patel's directorial debut feature “Monkey Man,” in which he also starred.

The streaming giant had recently purchased the movie rights to the Mexican novel “Pedro Páramo,” and they were offering him his directorial debut.

William Goldenberg, the Oscar-winning editor of Affleck’s “Argo,” signed on to make his directorial debut, and just like that, things got serious for the Prime Video film opening in limited release Dec. 6.

But Malcolm Washington, a 33-year-old cinephile, was keen to welcome French composer Alexandre Desplat, 63, into the family for his feature directorial debut.