The Gray Man to Be Adapted Into a Big Budget Film by Netflix

Online video streaming giant Netflix has announced a feature film project worth $200 million. Starring Hollywood A-listers Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, The Grey Man will be an ambitious film project helmed by Avengers fame Joe Russo and Anthony Russo. The spy thriller will be based on American novelist Mark Greaney’s The Gray Man book series.

A “High Budget” Cat and Mouse Game

Ryan Gosling will play the character of Court Gentry, who is a former CIA operative and assassin. Chris Evans will portray the role of Lloyd Hansen, Gentry’s former colleague at the CIA. The Russo Brothers helmed film will have a plot that involves a cat and mouse game between the two men.

The Gray Man’s Script to be written by ‘The Avengers’ Director

Joe Russo has written the script of the much-anticipated spy thriller. The movie is being produced by AGBO, an independent film and television company headed by Anthony and Joe Russo. The film is also being produced by Mike Larocca, along with Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum for Roth Kirschenbaum. According to reports, the international location is being finalized for this project, and the directors are planning for an early 2021 filming schedule. The Russo brothers were reportedly developing the film’s script for the past few years.

According to reports, the director duo wants to build a successful franchise with a wish that Ryan Gosling reprises the role of Court Gentry in each installment. The directors reportedly stated that due to their great professional relationship with Netflix, releasing The Gray Man on the online video streaming platform will be perfect.

According to tor reports, a lot of people have tried to make this book adaptation film. Initially, Christopher McQuarrie planned to direct the movie in the year 2016. The project fell through, and after four long years, it was picked by Netflix in the year 2020.

A Reputation of Producing Stunning feature Films

Russo Brothers’ AGBO has a reputation for producing great films. They produced Netflix’s action film Extraction with Randeep Hooda, Golshifteh Farahani, and Chris Hemsworth. The Netflix original went on to become the most-watched film of all time on the online platform. According to reports, Extraction’s sequel is in the pipeline with Sam Hargrave returning on the director’s chair and Joe Russo as the scriptwriter.

The idea is to turn The Gray Man into a super successful franchise such as Fast & Furious or James Bond. Since there are ten books written by Mark Greaney, Netflix has a plate full of stories for the next couple of years.

A Stunning Spy-Thriller Debut Novel

The Gray Man is Mark Greaney’s first novel. It was published in 2009. Greaney’s debut novel follows the journey of Court Gentry as he embarks on a mission across Europe to rescue his handler, Sir Donald Fitzroy and his family located in Normandy, France. Gentry travels to France to save Fitzroy’s from Lloyd, a part of an English company who wants to kill Gentry to carry out a deal worth billions of dollars in Nigeria. The book’s storyline also looks at the angle where the Nigerian President also wants Gentry killed so that he can avenge his brother’s assassination.

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