Heart of Stone (2023)

[Canada]

Source: Deadline

Skydance media sets Gal Gadot to star in ‘Heart Of Stone’, original spy franchise in the mold of ‘Mission: Impossible’ & 007

EXCLUSIVE: In an eight-figure deal that puts her at the upper levels of the actress salary scale, Gal Gadot has been set to star in Heart of Stone, an original international spy thriller hatched by Skydance Media that endeavors to put a female spin on action franchises like Mission: Impossible and 007. Tom Harper, who helmed The Aeronauts and Wild Rose, is in talks to direct.

The script is by Greg Rucka (The Old Guard) and Allison Schroeder, latter of whom was Oscar nominated for Hidden Figures. The film will be produced by Skydance Media’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger, along with Gadot and her Pilot Wave producing partner Jaron Varsano, Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn. Skydance Media is keeping options open on whether this will be a theatrical or streaming bow.

Gadot, whose next Patty Jenkins collaboration Wonder Woman 1984 has been set to debut Christmas Day on HBO Max, will next star in the Kenneth Branagh-directed Death on the Nile. She also recently wrapped Red Notice for Netflix, the Rawson Thurber Marshall-directed heist drama she stars in with Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds. She continues to gravitate toward tentpole projects, including Cleopatra, the Jenkins-directed period pic that Laeta Kalogridis is writing based on a story by Gadot. Paramount acquired that project in heated bidding.

Beyond The Aeronauts and Wild Rose, Harper’s directing credits include the BBC miniseries War & Peace, along with Peaky Blinders, Misfits and This Is England ’86. He also directed the pilot of AMC’s The Son.

Skydance’s upcoming films include its Paramount partnership on the Tom Cruise-starrer Top Gun: Maverick, the Michael B. Jordan-starrer Without Remorse, Snake Eyes, the seventh and eighth installments in the Mission: Impossible series. Skydance Media also has The Tomorrow War.

[CyberpunkCentral]

So it's James Bond, but with tits?

[97_Octane]

Love the spy genre. Bring it on

[Lee A Stewart]

My name is Bond . . . Jane Bond.

[Monterey Jack]

Hey, something not based on a novel, comic book, old TV series or previous movie...!

[ChudY18]

Originally Posted by CyberpunkCentral

So it's James Bond, but with tits?

Well, she doesn't have tits really...

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by ChudY18

Well, she doesn't have tits really...

Or acting ability.

[Himmel]

Netflix Buys ‘Heart of Stone’ From Skydance

[JackSkellington]

Originally Posted by Himmel

Netflix Buys ‘Heart of Stone’ From Skydance

Aaaaand there goes my chance to see this.

[Chaotic]

Where movies go to die.

[mwynn]

HEART OF STONE Trailer (2023) - YouTube

[BudBaxter]

These half trailer/half behind the scenes things irritate me. Just give us a proper trailer!

That said, it looks like it could be fun. Being on Netflix though I fully expect it to be half an hour too long & have some really ropey CGI in it.

Also, actors should be banned from saying things like "it's grounded, raw, realistic" & has "characters you connect with & feel for". It's like they're all just reading from The Big Book of Movie Promotion Cliches.

[-JKR-]

Hope it's not as generic as the other Netflix spy movies.

[BloodshotUSA]

Originally Posted by mwynn

HEART OF STONE Trailer (2023) - YouTube

Looks good. Hopefully its more like Extraction and less like The Gray Man.

I still can't believe The Gray Man cost $250m to make and it was so cheap and bland looking.

[s2mikey]

Originally Posted by mwynn

Or acting ability.

Shes no worse than 90% of the other "performers" we get stuck with. Why not her? If its done well then whatever.

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by s2mikey

Shes no worse than 90% of the other "performers" we get stuck with. Why not her? If its done well then whatever.

Opinions vary.

[s2mikey]

Originally Posted by mwynn

Opinions vary.

Sure do. Hey, she’s hot. That counts as something.

[Star Lord]

Looks like her backup after WW exit lol. Wooden acting as always!

[BluLobsta]

Yes but everyone will watch it because she is sinfully beautiful I thought Wonder Woman was pretty good. Wonder Woman 1984 less so, but still entertaining in my opinion. I also enjoyed Red Notice. I wasn't looking for Academy Award nominations in any of them beforehand. Sometimes I just want to be entertained and if that means watching Gal Gadot for two hours, I'm all in. I hope this franchise is as good as Wonder Woman but Tom Cruise is a very high bar indeed.

[s2mikey]

Originally Posted by BluLobsta

Yes but everyone will watch it because she is sinfully beautiful I thought Wonder Woman was pretty good. Wonder Woman 1984 less so, but still entertaining in my opinion. I also enjoyed Red Notice. I wasn't looking for Academy Award nominations in any of them beforehand. Sometimes I just want to be entertained and if that means watching Gal Gadot for two hours, I'm all in. I hope this franchise is as good as Wonder Woman but Tom Cruise is a very high bar indeed.

Gal was fine as WW. The first film is actually really good. The second one doesn’t exist, LOL. No, she won’t be winning any Oscar’s or even qualifying for any. Whatever. These types of films are made or broken on execution and the story.

My comment about her being hot while true was just having some fun. No, her looks aren’t going to be enough to pull people in.