Deadline is reporting that Ana de Armas has signed on to star alongside her Blade Runner 2049 co-star Ryan Gosling and Knives Out co-star Chris Evans in The Gray Man, a big budget Netflix action thriller from Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo.
Based on the 2009 novel by Mark Greaney, The Gray Man will see Gosling taking on the role of freelance assassin and former CIA operative Court Gentry, a.k.a. the Gray Man, who finds himself hunted across the globe by a former CIA cohort Lloyd Hansen (Evans).
The Gray Man has been scripted by the Russos, with their frequent Marvel collaborators Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely polishing the screenplay. They will also direct, as well as producing their through AGBO banner.
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De Armas has several films in the can and awaiting release, including the next James Bond movie No Time to Die, the Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde, and erotic thriller Deep Water.
Originally published November 30, 2020. Updated October 24, 2021.
