This past weekend, the Russo brothers announced that their latest film,The Gray Man, has officially wrapped production.Their Instagram postfeatured a snarlingJoe Russogiving us his best Gollum with the tagline: “When they tell you to leave set because #TheGrayMan is wrapped…“The Gray Manreunites the Russos with writersChristopher MarkusandStephen McFeely, who wrote the Russo MCU entries includingAvengers: Endgame,Avengers: Infinity War,Captain America: Civil WarandCaptain America: The Winter Soldier.Filming just began earlier this spring, so hopefully a short production window means we don’t have to wait long for the film to premiere.
The Gray Manis based onMark Greaney’s 2009 novel of the same name, which follows Court Gentry, a veteran CIA operative who is forced to become a fugitive after being betrayed by someone on the inside. A former colleague of his, Lloyd Hansen, is sent to track him down.Ryan Goslinghas been cast as Gentry, withChris Evansback on board with the Russos to play Hansen. Rounding out the rest of the cast isAna de Armas,MichaelGandolfini,Jessica Henwick,Wagner Moura,Regé-Jean Page,Billy Bob ThorntonandAlfre Woodard.
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The Gray Manis the first in the Court Gentry series, which boasts 10 installments, indicating that this could be the start of a new franchise for the Russo brothers. The filmmaking team actually confirmed thatit’s a franchise in the makingin December of last year, and that it might live on past their support. Joe Russo said, “It could be other filmmakers…but we’d love to tell multiple stories and schedule-dependent, we might not be able to handle everything. So we love to bring new voices in and we also get excited about that.”
With a dynamic creative and cast behind the film, it’s sure to be another great entry into the action-spy series. A government agent forced to go on the run after a betrayal easily brings to mindMission: Impossible, numerous James Bond films,The Bourne Identityand basically every spy movie ever. However, this film seems to tease a relationship between Gosling’s Gentry and Evans' Hansen as something reminiscent ofThe Fugitive, so truly no complaints here.
Additionally, it’s always entertaining to see Evans branch out from his good guy-Captain America persona, so I’m certainly hoping that he channels his bestTommy Lee Jones. Ina recent Instagram post, Evans showcases his nasty bruises from production, proving thatThe Gray Manwill still be just as action heavy as the Russo Brothers' other films.
Netflix has not yet released a premiere date forThe Gray Man, but hopefully we’ll hear more soon. Check out the Russo brothers' Instagram post below.
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