Heart of Stone, the Skydance spy thriller led byWonder Woman 1984starGal Gadot, is officially moving to Netflix. The streaming giant reportedly came out on top of a competitive auction for worldwide rights of the project, which is being developed as the first installment in a franchise akin to that ofJames BondandMission: Impossible, with Gadot reportedly signing an eight-figure deal for the project.
Rumors began to circulate towards the end of last year that Skydance were open to the idea of sending the movie straight to streaming, and, with the current global circumstances showing no sign of slowing down, streaming debuts for big budget blockbusters are here to stay for the foreseeable future, with Skydance clearly feeling thatHeart of Stoneshould be added to the ever-growing roster.
Heart of Stoneis beingdirected by Tom Harper, who most recently helmed the adventure movieThe Aeronautsstarring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones. Other notable credits on Hopper’s résumé include the likes ofThe Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, and the musical comedy-dramaWild Rose. Hopper has also been behind several episodes of such critically-acclaimed 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 on the likes ofAction 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 proved to be a huge hit forNetflixwhen it was released last year. 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 at this time, though when the rumors began to spread about the project one source claimed that it might well be aSpy vs Spymovie, however that is currently unconfirmed, and has become increasingly unlikely since the project is now being described as an original idea that will “put a female spin” on the spy genre.
Heart of Stonewill not be Gal Gadot’s first foray into the spy genre courtesy of Netflix, with the actress also due to star in thebig budget action adventure Red Notice, alongside Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds.Red Noticehas been described by Johnson as the streaming giant’s biggest investment to date and will follow the A-list trio as an INTERPOL agent, who is also the world’s greatest tracker (Johnson), the world’s greatest art thief (Gadot), and the world’s greatest con-man (Reynolds). Set the world of international crime, INTERPOL issues a Red Notice, a global alert to hunt down and capture the world’s most wanted art thief.
Heart of Stonedoes not yet have a release date.Red Noticemeanwhile will hit Netflix sometime this year. This comes to us fromDeadline.
