Idris Elba will star in and produce a new spy thriller and romance that has landed at Apple, and he’ll team with “X-Men” creative Simon Kinberg on the film, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Though plot details are being kept under wraps, the film will be in the vein of Kinberg’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” which he wrote back in 2005, and will combine action and romance elements in the spy genre.
Travon Free, a writer on “The Daily Show,” wrote the screenplay, which is part of a script development deal. Elba will produce with Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Films.
Also Read: Idris Elba Signs First-Look Deal With Apple
This project joins what’s shaping up to be an impressive slate of original titles for Apple, including the Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua thriller “Emancipation” set during the Civil War. Apple also has...
Though plot details are being kept under wraps, the film will be in the vein of Kinberg’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” which he wrote back in 2005, and will combine action and romance elements in the spy genre.
Travon Free, a writer on “The Daily Show,” wrote the screenplay, which is part of a script development deal. Elba will produce with Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Films.
Also Read: Idris Elba Signs First-Look Deal With Apple
This project joins what’s shaping up to be an impressive slate of original titles for Apple, including the Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua thriller “Emancipation” set during the Civil War. Apple also has...
- 8/14/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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