It was rumored earlier this year thatGal Gadotwas being eyed to lead her own spy franchise akin to the likes of theJames BondandMission: Impossiblefranchises, and it has now been confirmed, with the project reportedly titledHeart of Stone. The spy thriller is an original idea and is said to be putting a female spin on the genre.
Tom Harper, who most recently directed theadventure movie The Aeronautsstarring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, is in talks to helm the project. Hopper is also known forThe Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, and the musical comedy-dramaWild Rose, as well as directing episodes of such small screen ventures asMisfits,This Is England ‘86,War & Peaceand the popular period crime drama showPeaky Blinders.
The script forHeart of Stoneis being penned by comic book writer Greg Rucka, who is best known for his work onAction Comics,Stumptown,Batwoman,Black Magick,Detective Comics,Lazarus, and, rather fittingly,Wonder Woman. He is also the creator behind the graphic novelThe Old Guard, a story that was recently adapted by Rucka himself and has been a huge hit for Netflix. Allison Schroeder, who was nominated for an Oscar for her work on theHidden Figuresscript will also be writing the movie alongside Rucka. Skydance’s David Ellison will produce with Dana Goldberg and Don Granger. Gadot will produce via her Pilot Wave banner, along with Jaron Varsano, Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn.
Wider plot details forHeart of Stoneare largely unknown, though when the rumors began one source claimed that itmight well be a Spy vs Spy movie, however that is currently unconfirmed, and has become more unlikely since the project is being described as an original idea.
Skydance Media is reportedly remaining open to the idea of the movie being releasedstraight to streaming. With the current circumstances showing no sign of slowing down, streaming debuts for big budget blockbusters are here to stay for the foreseeable future.
One such big blockbuster is Gal Gadot’sWonder Woman 1984, which was recently moved to a simultaneous digital and theatrical release on December 25th. Picking up with the Amazonian superhero in the 1980s, the sequel finds Diana Prince at the height of the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.Wonder Woman 1984finds Diana Prince coming into conflict with two formidable foes - Kristen Wiig’s Barbara Ann Minerva aka Cheetah and Pedro Pascal’s media businessman Maxwell Lord. If that was not already enough for her to contend with, Diana will also be reunited with her former love-interest Steve Trevor, once again played by Chris Pine, who has returned from the dead under mysterious circumstances.
WithWonder Woman, Netflix’sRed Noticeand nowHeart of Stone, it looks like Gadot is relishing her role as the next big action superstar. This comes to us fromThe Hollywood Reporter.
