Jude Law Joins Blake Lively In Spy Thriller The Rhythm Section

The Rhythm Section

It has just been confirmed Jude Law is currently in talks to asterisk alongside Blake Lively in the spy - thriller , The Rhythm Section . The movie will be a modern adaptation of Mark Burnell ’s firstStephanie Patricknovel of the same title of respect . Lively is set to diddle the title fibre , who loses her family in a plane smash . later on , she excavate that the crash was by design and not an chance event . This kick the story into full gear , as Stephanie goes on a journey to uncover the trueness by taking on the Mickey Mantle of an assassinator to chase after down those creditworthy and bring them to jurist .

natural law is set to have a very full crustal plate over the next couple of years , as he ’s attached to several film at the mo . He just wrapped his theatrical role as a young Albus Dumbledore inFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2 , and is in the midst of filming an ungentle Woody Allen undertaking . There has also been talk he could repeat Dr. John Watsonin a thirdSherlock Holmesfilm , but development on that has been slow . Though he ’s keeping busybodied , Law has some free time in his schedule and is now eye a role in the forthcoming spy flick .

harmonize toTHR , Law is in talks with EON Productions to co - star alongside Lively in the film . The Rhythm Sectionis set to be helmed by Reed Morano , who just won an Emmy for Outstanding Director for a Drama Series onThe Handmaid ’s Tale . This film is set to be produced by longtimeJames Bondveterans Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli . No film writer has been brought onboard yet , but withThe Rhythm Sectionmaking regular progress , that should change soon .

While there is n’t prescribed confirmation as of now as to whether or not Law has target his touch on the specked crease , his addition would sure append turmoil to an already redoubtable team of cast and crowd . jurisprudence has been a Hollywood mainstay since the early ' 90s and has made a name for himself as one of Hollywood ’s most reliable supporting actors . While his late film have for the most part been hit or lose , Law , for the most part , picks his project very sagely . In increase toSherlock Holmes , some of his most noteworthy films include Steven Spielberg’sA.I. Artificial Intelligenceand Martin Scorsese’sThe Aviator . Law has also been nominated for two Academy Award in his calling . While Lively ’s filmography is n’t quite as fertile as her would - be co - star topology , she has demonstrated much talent over the year in films likeThe TownandThe Shallows . It ’ll be fun to see what Law and Lively can do together .

EON has mention they areopen to charter a female director for theJames Bondseries , so it ’ll be riveting to see how their partnership with Morano goes . If things on this spy thriller plough out well , the filmmaker can perhaps get hold herself in the driver ’s prat for a future 007 instalment . In the meantime , here ’s to hopingThe Rhythm Sectionadds to the growing list of female person - lead action at law film that have been exhaust over the retiring handful of years as Hollywood continues to move forward in a reform-minded direction .