Despite reports that Netflix is looking to cut spending amid a huge loss in subscribers, the streaming service is pulling out all the stops for its star-studded blockbuster The Gray Man, which is the most expensive movie to date. the date.
As revealed in the Summer 2022 issue of Empire Magazine (later uploaded by the BestOfChrisEvans Twitter account), the €200 million action thriller is getting a prequel and a sequel, suggesting that the streaming giant is pretty sure he has a winner on his hands.
It certainly has the right team involved: The Gray Man is directed by The Russo Brothers (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Endgame) and stars Ryan Gosling (The Nice Guys), Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger ), Ana de Armas (Knives Out), Régé-Jean Page (Bridgerton) and Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade).
The prequel and sequel to The Gray Man: here's what we know
Empire writes that The Gray Man prequel will be written by Deadpool duo Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, and will focus on the character of Lloyd Hansen played by Evans.
His sequel, meanwhile, will be a simpler affair after Gosling's Sierra Six character, and is "currently being played" by Russo's regular writer Stephen McFeely.
According to Netflix's official synopsis, The Gray Man in the title refers to CIA agent Court Gentry (Gosling), aka Sierra Six, a "highly-trained, Agency-sanctioned death dealer" who is now being targeted. of Lloyd Hansen (Evans), a "former CIA buddy who will stop at nothing to get him out."
With Evans set to star in the prequel and Gosling set to star in the sequel, it now seems pretty obvious which CIA agent will win in The Gray Man. Of course, we won't know until the long-awaited film premieres on Netflix on July 22. .