‘The Gray Man’ Sequel and Spinoff in Development at Netflix, Ryan Gosling and Russo Brothers to Return
thewrap.com“The Gray Man,” as well as a spinoff movie that will extend the film’s universe, are both in development at Netflix, the streamer announced Tuesday.
The film’s star Ryan Gosling and directors Joe and Anthony Russo are set to return for “The Gray Man 2” and the first film’s co-writer Stephen McFeely is writing the script based on the book series by Mark Greaney.
The Russos and AGBO’s Mike Larocca will produce along with Joe Roth and Jeffrey Kirschenbaum for Roth Kirschenbaum Films. As for the spinoff movie, “Deadpool” and “Zombieland” writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese will write the spinoff script, which is intended to focus on a different element within the “Gray Man” universe.
Plot details are being kept under wraps. While Netflix hasn’t released viewership data for “The Gray Man” just yet (though it should be soon), the streamer did say that the action thriller debuted over the weekend as the #1 movie in 92 different markets, just one weekend after the film premiered in 1500 theaters in 25 countries.
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