Originally, Ben Affleck was in talks to direct the Afghanistan War movie, but Sony has gone with the director of the 2017 sci-fi thriller Life instead.
Daniel Espinosa
Gyllenhaal is expected to star in the film, which is based on the true story of a ragtag team of American volunteers, socialists and outcasts who are fighting alongside the Kurdish militia known as the YPG to beat ISIS in Syria and establish an anarchist collective amid the rubble of war.
An international space crew discovers life on Mars.
Nightcrawler star Jake Gyllenhaal will star opposite Ryan Reynolds and Rebecca Ferguson in Daniel Espinosa’s Life. The story comes from Deadpool writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese.
After breaking records in Deadpool, star Ryan Reynolds is already on the move to his next project as he is in talks to join Life from Skydance Productions. The film would see Reynolds star opposite Rebecca Ferguson, who blew away audiences and critics alike in last year’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.
Rebecca Ferguson is the first actor announced to star in the Skydance sci-fi film Life. The film will be directed by Daniel Espinosa and the script will be penned by Deadpool scribes, Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese.
A crew on an International Space Station discovers signs of life on Mars after retrieving a sample from the planet.
He was previously repped by UTA. The director’s most current film is the thriller “Child 44”, starring Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman. Espinosa was planning on leaving UTA after the film wrapped.
Logline: Kept under wraps, in the tradition of a Cold War thriller.
A disgraced Russian secret service agent is tasked with investigating a string of child murders.
The “Safe House” director is in talks to direct the drama based on the Boston Marathon bombings.
Logline: A young man must choose between his love for his sister and his family’s deadly demands.
“Safe House” director in talks for thriller.
“Safe House” helmer eyed for director’s chair.
Logline: Kept under wraps but will follow the events of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Logline: Kept under wraps.
Vow star and Safe House director prep the upcoming spy thriller from Oni Comics!
“Safe House” helmer circling adaptation thriller.
A young man follows his dreams of being rich into a world of drug dealing, organized crime, and international drug smuggling.
Logline: A disgraced Russian secret service agent is tasked with investigating a string of child murders.
Logline: An aging band of outlaws makes one last score and heads to Mexico with a band of bounty hunters on their heels, and leave a trail of bloody mayhem and violence along the way.
Logline: Kept under wraps.
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With Daniel Espinosa’s latest film SNABBA CASH already breaking box office records in it’s native Sweden…
A young man follows his dreams of being rich into a world of drug dealing, organized crime, and international drug smuggling.
Logline: After a CIA safe house is attacked, the only surviving agent must find a way to transport a dangerous prisoner to a second safe house, outmaneuvering various forces that want them both dead.
Logline: A Female MI6 agent sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of an officer over a list of double agents.
