Joe and Anthony Russo’s Netflix big-budget assassin chase thriller “The Gray Man” has finally begun filming.
The “Avengers: Endgame” helmers have taken over directing the feature, which was originally going to be a James Gray/Brad Pitt project, that stars Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans.
Gosling will play Court Gentry, a former CIA operative-turned-assassin who is also known as the Gray Man. Evans plays Lloyd Hansen, Gentry’s former colleague who is now tracking him across the world to hunt him down.
Rege-Jean Page, Ana de Armas, Billy Bob Thornton, Jessica Henwick, and Alfre Woodard also star in the film, based on Mark Greaney’s novel, which is said to be a potential franchise launcher. It’s expected to debut on Netflix in 2022.
The news comes as the pair’s recent film, the Tom Holland-led “Cherry,” launched in cinemas and on Apple TV+ to poor reviews which praised Holland but slammed the Russo’s direction.