Aaron Taylor-Johnson joins David Leitch’s The Fall Man

It appears Aaron Taylor-Johnson needs to maintain his relationship with Bullet Prepare director David Leitch going robust. THR has reported that Aaron Taylor-Johnson is ready to star alongside Ryan Gosling in The Fall Man, the feature-film adaptation of the basic Eighties sequence of the identical identify.

The Fall Man sequence was created by Glen A. Larson and ran from 1981 to 1986 on ABC. Lee Majors starred as Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stuntman who moonlit as a bounty hunter. Utilizing his bodily abilities and data of stunt results, he travelled across the nation, capturing fugitives and criminals. It sounds just like the film gained’t be bothering with the bounty-hunting side of the sequence and can deal with the stunts. Ryan Gosling will star as a “battered and past-his-prime stuntman who finds himself again on a film with the star he labored with way back and who changed him. The issue, nonetheless, is that the star is now lacking.” Aaron Taylor-Johnson shall be taking part in the film star that Gosling is doubling for in The Fall Man, with Emily Blunt additionally starring as a prosthetic make-up artist who has a romantic previous with the stuntman.

David Leitch will direct The Fall Man and in addition produce alongside Kelly McCormick by means of their 87North manufacturing banner. The script was penned by Drew Pearce, who labored with Leitch on Quick & Livid Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. Leitch spoke with Collider about The Fall Man earlier this summer season. “It’s a few stuntman who will get embroiled in some loopy drama outdoors of the film enterprise, and mayhem ensues,” Leitch mentioned. “And so, there’s enjoyable and motion, and we’re making an attempt to make a giant summer season film with it. And Common’s extremely supportive, and Ryan’s been actually collaborative on the fabric, and we’re beginning capturing in October. And so, we’re in pre-production proper now.” Aaron Taylor-Johnson will subsequent be seen in Kraven the Hunter on October 6, 2023.

Universe Photos has slated The Fall Man for a March 1, 2024 launch.