Angelina Jolie and Doug Liman, who have known to work together Lord and Mrs. SmithReserve after another thriller in the world of spies.
Universal is with the multi-studio The initiativeA hot spy package in which Jolie is connected to Star, Liman on board to direct the script and write F. Scott Frazier.
Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum from RK films will produce. The long -time banner that has produced Netflix hit in recent years maid and Sony's Rome Com Smash Everyone except youHad worked with Jolie at the Big Budget Disney Fantasy Maleficent Films.
Described as “Training day In the World Pycraft Spycraft ”, the story would have Jolie played a villain master named Bright who works outside the lines (because sometimes you need someone to judge people who are worse because the films taught us).
The studio and the filmmakers hope to move quickly and to attend a possible start of production in the first quarter of 2026.
The Executive VP of Production Development Jay Polidoro and the development director Tony Ducret will monitor the project for the studio.
Jolie weakened from the Fantastical in 2021 over the years Eternal And the two Maleficent Films for dramatic, appear in last year's Maria Callas Biopic Mary. A project such as initiative the actress could bring back to her driving and perhaps stylish action thriller -ära, in which she made films, e.g. Salt And The tourist.
Liman released two films last year – Rest houseWhich was one of the greatest hit ever at Amazon Mgm and one The instigatorsSeen on Apple TV+. The filmmaker has a connection to Universal after working in the studio a few times and started the Bourne franchise in 2002 The Bourne identityand with the Tom Cruise vehicle, American madein 2017.
He remains connected to the underwater event film Deeper With cruise presentation and production, which was delayed due to specific weather window needs. (The entire film plays on and under water.) Liman also develops the Universal Pictures Space film by Untitled Pictures to play.
Frazier is an experienced writer of action trade who worked on films as worked CollideWith Nicholas Hoult and Anthony Hopkins, and with XXX: The return of Xander Cagewho brought the VIN Diesel action heroes back for a new excursion. Last year he and the employee Jimmy Loweree set up the Adventure Two-Hander Exceeded In a war war won by Amazon.
Liman, Frazier and Kirschenbaum are resumed by CaA. LIMAN is also implemented by wine root Tobin and Frazier by McKuin Frankel.
Jolie is resumed by WME and Johnson Shapiro.