Editorial Staff
Paramount has landed a new female 007 flick, with boasts the producing board of the legendary James Bond franchise and IM Global.
Female espionage thriller “Rhythm Section” will star former “Gossip Girl” star Blake Lively “as a woman who is on a path of self-destruction after her family dies in a plane crash — a flight that she was supposed to be on. After being told by a journalist that the crash was an act of terror covered up by intelligence agencies, and then watching that journalist get killed, the woman’s anger awakens a new sense of purpose and she rises to uncover the truth by adapting the identity of an assassin to track down those responsible. The new and lethal Stephanie Patrick is on a mission to fill the void between what she knows and what she is told.”
The film is based on the book by Mark Burnell.
Reed Morani (“The Handsmaid’s Tale”) directs.
Paramount has acquired the distribution rights for most world territories.
Said new IM Global chief Rob Friedman, “I’m thrilled to be working with Barbara and Michael on this very exciting project.”
Production begins in the Fall.
Via ‘Deadline ‘
