Just days before Chris Evans' new Netflix movie The Gray Man debuts, the actor is staying in business with the streaming service.The 41-year-old actor is in final negotiations to join Emily Blunt in the crime drama Pain Hustlers, according to Deadline.Netflix picked up the global rights to the project for $50 million out of Cannes, with Harry Potter director David Yates attached to take the helm.
More Netflix:Just days before Chris Evans' new Netflix movie The Gray Man debuts, the actor is staying in business with the streaming service Co-star:The 41-year-old actor is in final negotiations to join Emily Blunt in the crime drama Pain Hustlers, according to Deadline Netflix:The 41-year-old actor is in final negotiations to join Emily Blunt in the crime drama Pain Hustlers, according to DeadlineThe story centers on Blunt's character Liza Drake, described as a, 'high school dropout dreaming of a better life for her young daughter.'She ends up with a job with a failing pharmaceutical startup in Central Florida in a decaying strip mall.
Her tenacity ends up vaulting the company into the upper echelon, though she finds herself in the midst of a criminal conspiracy.
Character:The story centers on Blunt's character Liza Drake, described as a, 'high school dropout dreaming of a better life for her young daughter'No details were given regarding Evans' character at this time, or how many other main characters need to be cast.Yates will be directing from a screenplay by Wells Tower, based on a 2018 New York Times article by Evan Hughes.Lawrence Grey is producing through his Grey Matter Productions company with Yates and Yvonne Walcott Yates’ Wychwood Pictures.
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