Amazon Studios Lands Hot Package ‘Red Shirt’ From Channing Tatum, David Leitch And Simon Kinberg
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Following a competitive bidding war that saw several studios and streamers in the mix, Amazon Studios has landed Red Shirt starring Channing Tatum.
Based on an original pitch by Simon Kinberg, David Leitch is aboard to direct the pic. Kelly McCormick and David Leitch are producing under their 87 North production banner; Tatum is producing through his company, Free Association along with his partners Peter Kiernan and Reid Carolin; Kinberg is producing through his Genre Films.
Plot details are under wraps other than it being described as an international spy thriller. Deadline first reported the package being taken to market prior to holiday and soon received up to seven offers which included Paramount, Universal, Netflix and Sony with insiders saying it was one of the biggest sales of the year.
Tatum is having himself quite the year with two hits in MGM’s Dog followed by Paramount’s The Lost City; Lost City grossed close to $200 million globally while Dog grossed $84 million on a $15 million budget.
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