Logan Luckystar Channing Tatum is jumping aboard Universal’sBloodlines , a law-breaking drama about an FBI agent investigating Mexican drug corporate trust in a under the weather Texas perimeter town .

Based onBloodlines : The True Story of a Drug Cartel , the FBI , and the Battle for a Horse - Racing Dynastyby journalist Melissa del Bosque , the movie will tell the write up of FBI agentive role Scott Lawson , who is stuck in a estrus in the border township of Laredo , TX until he get a tip that puts him on the trail of a Mexican drug lord who launders his money through horse cavalry racing .

Deadlinereports that Channing Tatum has climb aboardBloodlinesin the lead function of Lawson , who team up up with a more experienced agent name Alma Perez and get a chance to penetrate the corporate trust . No director is yet attach to the projection butStraight Outta Comptonwriter Jonathan Herman has been hired to adapt the book . Michael De Luca is produce .

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Channing Tatum ’s very intriguing upcoming slating also includes a starring part alongside Joseph Gordon - Levitt inWingmen , a musical - comedy about two pilots set to be direct by Gordon - Levitt ( Tatum flashed plenty of melodic - comedy skill in the Coen Brothers’Hail , Caesar ! ) . Tatum also recently read that his long - plannedGambitmovie   isstill being actively developedby Fox . Tatum isrumored to be in linefor the rubric role in the newVan Helsingmovie being develop as part of Universal ’s Dark Universe , and is alsoreported to be headliningtheMen In Black / Jump Streetcrossover filmMIB 23alongside Jonah Hill .

Thus far , Tatum has mostly been showcased in ensemble films helmed by strong directors , but withBloodlineshe seems to be move out of that puff geographical zone and into a projection where his own maven - top executive will be front - and - center . distinctly Universal is banking on Tatum ’s name recognition helping to sellBloodlines , whose premiss make it vocalize like it could be aSicario - vogue military action - drama . We ’ll see if Tatum can make the transition from unattackable ensemble thespian to genuine Hollywood leading humanity .

Tatum can currently be assure as one of the luckless Logan pal in Steven Soderbergh ’s blood-red state armed robbery filmLogan Lucky , co - asterisk Adam Driver , Daniel Craig and Seth MacFarlane . later on this yearhe’ll appearas Agent Tequila in the highly - call action spy thriller sequelKingsman : The Golden Circle . Those who are nostalgic for Tatum’sMagic Mikedays may get a beef out of the TV the doer lately send of himselfdancing up a stormwith a gas station tender while on a route misstep .

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Screen Rant will keep you update onBloodlinesas more info becomes available .

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