Pitching a movie as 'Ryan Gosling vs. Chris Evans' has seemingly been a major success for Netflix, because The Gray Man is already getting a sequel and a spin-off – less than two weeks after release.
Netflix announced that a sequel will see Gosling return alongside directors Joe and Anthony Russo. Stephen McFeely (co-writer on The Gray Man and Avengers: Endgame) will handle the screenplay.
Alongside that sequel, we'll get a spin-off that will "explore a different element of The Gray Man universe" – although those details are being kept secret for now. What we do know is that the spin-off will be written by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, best known for their work on Deadpool and Zombieland.
Understandably, there's not much more information on either movie, but we did get a celebratory picture of Gosling looking moody:
In a press release, the Russo brothers wrote, “The audience reaction to The Gray Man has been nothing short of phenomenal. We are so appreciative of the enthusiasm that fans across the world have had for this film. With so many amazing characters in the movie, we had always intended for the Gray Man to be part of an expanded universe, and we are thrilled that Netflix is announcing a sequel with Ryan, as well as a second script that we’re excited to talk about soon.”
While it's clearly been a hit for Netflix, we weren't quite as sold on The Gray Man. In a 5/10 review, we said that the movie "wastes its all-star cast by giving them little to work with beyond quips. While it eventually becomes watchable, it spends most of its runtime being visually and emotionally indecipherable."
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