Ryan Reynolds Joins Michael Bay & Netflix's Six Underground

6 Underground

Ryan Reynolds is connect forces with managing director Michael Bay forSix Underground , an action flick that Bay is puddle for Skydance Media and Netflix . Now that Bay’sTransformersdays are finally behind him ( for real this time ) , the film maker is get back to gain the sort of musical style blending action motion picture that he primitively made his name with back in the 1990s . Bay is currently pitch up to commence shootingSix Undergroundthis summer , but already has a follow-up in mind in the sort of theonetime Steven Spielberg projectRobopocalypse , a film based on Daniel Wilson ’s 2011 novel about ( this time , non - exotic ) robots wreaking mayhem on humanity .

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According toTHR , Reese and Wernick’sSix Undergroundscript revolves around six billionaires who , for intellect that have yet to be revealed , decide to fake their deaths and form an " elect " squad to combat evil - worker . Reynolds is expected to play one of the half - twelve robust guys bend vigilante in the plastic film , which Skydance and Netflix have confirmed they will start streaming sometime in 2019.Six Undergroundwill further be the largest product for Netflix since they joined forces with David Ayer on his buddy copper - meets fantasy natural process / thriller , Bright .

Skydance is already in the Netlix TV business and produces two very different serial for the stream heavyweight ; Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin’sGrace and Frankieand futuristic sci - fi noirAltered Carbon . Six Undergroundis one of only two movies that Skydance has in development in good order now that is n’t based on some pre - established IP , with Ang Lee ’s sci - fi assassin thrillerGemini Manbeing the other . However , it sounds like the design is forSix Undergroundto potentially establish a dealership , with Netflix even describing the flick as"an event level feature article film"in its prescribed press firing .

Brightdid well enough in damage of viewership for Netflix to dark-green - light a sequel , so the cyclosis service has already enjoyed some achiever in the realm of nine - digit tentpoles before ofSix Undergroundstarting production . Reynolds and Bay are a pretty vendable pairing on paper too , especially with Reynolds come off the runaway commercial-grade and critical success ofDeadpool 2this calendar month . It remain to be seen ifSix Undergroundfares any well with critics than eitherBrightor most of Bay ’s former films have , but with the trifecta of Reese , Wernick , and Reynolds in his corner , the filmmaker may yet manage to storm in that obedience .