Deadpool 2 and Bullet Train Director David Leitch, X-Men series producer Simon Kinberg, and Channing Tatum are reportedly teaming up for a new spy thriller called Red Shirt.
As reported by Variety, Leitch is set to direct what’s being described as “a new spin on James Bond that has franchise potential.” Tatum is attached to star and produce the new movie.
Leitch is producing alongside Kinberg and Kelly McCormick. According to the report, studios are currently submitting offers and the movie could sell before the Thanksgiving holiday next week.
Tatum has had a big 2022, appearing in both The Lost City and Dog. He’s also working on Magic Mike’s Last Dance, which is set to open on February 10, 2023.
Leitch directed Bullet Train, which was one of this past summer’s blockbuster action movies. We called Bullet Train good in our review, saying, “It’s bloodier than expected, lands its punches at the right moments, and pleases with painful combos worth crowd-pleasing smiles.” The director is also known for John Wick, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, and Hobbs and Shaw.
Kinberg is best known for producing Fox’s series of X-Men films from 2011’s First Class to 2020’s The New Mutants. The filmmaker most recently wrote, directed, and produced The 355, a Mission Impossible-style espionage film we were not fond of in our review.
Kinberg was also responsible for the original pitch that Red Shirt is based on and served as a writer on Star Wars Rebels.
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN covering video game and entertainment news. He has over six years of experience in the gaming industry with bylines at IGN, Nintendo Wire, Switch Player Magazine, and Lifewire. Find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
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