Per Deadline, Netflix has scooped up RED NOTICE, a globetrotting action heist thriller from Rawson Marshall Thurber (SKYSCRAPER) which was previously set up at Universal Pictures. The film was already set to star Dwayne Johnson (FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW) and Gal Gadot (WONDER WOMAN 1984), and now it seems that Ryan Reynolds (DEADPOOL 2) has joined up as well.
After Rawson Marshall Thurber presented Universal with his screenplay which came with a budget, Deadline says that the filmmakers could sense hesitation from the studio. Thanks to the original deal with had production timeline clauses, a window was opened up which enabled the filmmakers to turn to Netflix, who committed to everything. RED NOTICE will take place in multiple countries and is said to be centered around the pursuit of the most wanted art thief in the world. In a statement, Dwayne Johnson said:
With Red Notice, our goal at Seven Bucks Productions was to break down traditional barriers and create a true global event for the audience. Netflix has illustrated that they are the perfect partners to accomplish this goal. I admire the ambition of Netflix to become one of the biggest movie studios in the world. Their original content generates critical acclaim and invites full collaboration on every level of production. Their unbridled enthusiasm for Red Notice is equally matched by their commitment to entertaining audiences on an international scale. As the landscape of movies, distribution and audience consumption continues to evolve, our Seven Bucks focus is to continue to find the best platform and partners to thrive in this ever changing environment. Director/writer Rawson Thurber has delivered a dynamic script that me and my co-stars and partners-in-heist, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds, can’t wait to shoot. The fun we’re gonna have making Red Notice, but more importantly – the fun the worldwide audience will have watching it in 190+ countries – all at the same moment.
Production on RED NOTICE is slated to kick off January 2020, and Netflix is said to be shelling out some serious bucks, perhaps their most to date, in order to deliver the project. Rawson Marshall Thurber said that he's "beyond thrilled to be making Red Notice with Scott Stuber and Netflix, a company that believes in filmmakers and big ideas for a global audience." Stuber added, "Rawson wrote a spectacular globetrotting action-adventure film. We can’t wait to bring this story and this Dream Team of movie stars, Dwayne, Ryan and Gal, to audiences around the world." Dwayne Johnson will next be seen in HOBBS & SHAW on August 2, 2019, with Gal Gadot taking to the big-screen in WONDER WOMAN 1984 on June 5, 2020, and Ryan Reynolds set to make his Netflix debut with Michael Bay's SIX UNDERGROUND later this year.