Dwayne Johnson’s Red Notice Officially Casts Gal Gadot

Red Notice

Dwayne Johnson will have a unnerving co - genius for the upcoming action comedyRed NoticeasGal Gadot , Wonder Woman herself , has officially been throw as the female lead .

Red Noticeis the latest collaboration between Johnson and director Rawson Marshall Thurber . In 2016 , they work together onCentral Intelligenceand reunify for the natural action dramaSkyscraper , which will have a wide theatrical release on July 13 . Last February , Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures securedRed Notice’srightsafter an acute dictation state of war , and a2020 release day of the month has already been officially announced . Just last calendar month , Johnson named his top choice for a distaff carbon monoxide - mavin , and today his wish has been granted .

PerDeadline , Gadot will star paired Johnson for the outside stickup filmRed Notice . This marks the Israeli actress ’ first starring part post - Wonder Woman , a film that made her a universal icon and logical A - list star . violent Notice’sdirector reportedly flew to London recently to pitch Gadot , this coming after she sign on for Warner Bros’My Dearest Fidel . With Johnson already set to make $ 22 million , Thurber now has another high - profile lead who will doubtlessly delineate in various demographic . Gadot is presently filmingWonder Woman 2 , Patty Jenkins ’ subsequence that will be relinquish in late 2019 .

WhileRed Notice’sthird leading has n’t been reveal , Johnson has been on record about his appreciation for Chris Pratt- theAvengers : Infinity Waractor who was part responsible for for overtaking Johnson ’s filmRampageat the loge office last April . On Instagram , Johnson posted a thank you telecasting to fans forRampage’stwo - week run at # 1 before remark on a possible collaboration with Pratt . Johnson even used a chalkboard to sell the idea by writing “ Rock & Pratt ” while using the hashtag # RockPratt to amplify the plug . Now that he ’s got a DC whiz on board forRed Noticewith Gadot , it may not take much seek to attract a Marvel icon like Pratt .

Theoretically , Johnson and Gadot do n’t necessarilyneedPratt forRed Notice , although his casting obviously would n’t spite . All three are prodigious comedic performer with a proven track phonograph recording of carrying physically demanding film . But just as moviegoers once questioned Gadot ’s casting as Wonder Woman , it ’s likely that some will regard her onlyasWonder Woman . Still , let ’s not block that she co - starred in four of theFast & Furiousfranchise films . On the flipside , Gadot ’s 2016 action comedyKeeping Up with the Jonesesfailed to out - earn its $ 40 million budget . But - and with all due respect to Gadot ’s co - wiz in that film , Zach Galifianakis - The Rock is a more or less more bankable braggart screen married person .