It’s like the recent strikes never happened at all, because studios are happily throwing down big money to land superstar projects. Ryan Reynolds is particularly in demand, it seems, with Deadline reporting that Calamity Hustle, the action-comedy he’s in with Channing Tatum, going to Warner Bros. after another bidding war. This follows on recent news of Netflix out-bidding other studios for an untitled Reynolds heist flick directed by Shawn Levy.
Calamity Hustle reunites Tatum with directors Adam and Aaron Nee, who he worked with on The Lost City. The tone is being described as similar to Lethal Weapon and Die Hard. Reynolds plays a cop estranged from his brother, a criminal played by Tatum. When Tatum’s character gets involved with a holiday diamond heist, Reynolds must find his bro before those he ripped off do.
Add Calamity Hustle to Reynolds’ busy slate of projects, which include the aforementioned heist movie, John Krasinski’s imaginary friend comedy IF, and something called Deadpool 3. Actually, there’s a chance you’ll see Tatum in that last film, too, finally playing that Gambit role he was meant to years ago. The two previously came face-to-face in a funny Free Guy scene that Tatum made a cameo in.
