EXCLUSIVE: David Leitch‘s next high-profile action thriller is gaining some serious star power as sources tell Deadline Nicholas Hoult is set to star in the Amazon MGM Studios, Imagine Entertainment and 87North’s untitled bank heist pic that Leitch is directing.
The film will be released in theaters from a script by Mark Bianculli. Plot details are being kept under wraps but given Leitch’s track record of delivering on big thrills and fun set pieces in films like Bullet Train, Deadpool 2 and most recently The Fall Guy, expect something similar in scope.
87North’s Kelly McCormick and Leitch will produce alongside Imagine’s Brian Grazer, Jeb Brody, and Allan Mandelbaum. The project has gained a ton of momentum in recent weeks after Leitch and McCormick boarded the project at the top of the year.
Once the package hit the market, it wasn’t long before Amazon moved in to land the rights and the project soon began attracting high-profile talent with Hoult recently signing on to star with the plan to shoot later this summer.
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