Russo Brothers ‘big fans’ of Dhanush, tease the actor’s return
Joe Russo says he and his directing partner-brother Anthony Russo are big fans of Dhanush, who plays “one of the world’s top killers” in their upcoming Netflix film “The Gray Man”, a role he played in Specially written for an Indian actor. , Half of the director duo known for Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame” said that if “The Gray Man” gets audience love, it’s likely the actors will star in the movies. potential voting rights.
“Anthony and I are big fans of Dhanush. We wrote this role especially for him. He’s kind of a classic big a** character, who appears to counter the protagonist and complicate the film. He’s the one Funny character. He is unique.
“Dhanush has a great presence on camera and the character is almost mystical in a way. The intention is that if the audience likes this film, we expand the story from here, and it’s a way to move forward in that world.” Charming character,” Joe Russo said in a Twitter Space session Tuesday night, hours after the streamer dropped the trailer for “The Gray Man.”
While the details of the role played by Dhanush have not been disclosed by the makers, according to the new poster shared by Netflix on Monday, the National Award winner’s character has been described as a “deadly force”.
Joe Russo said that Dhanush plays “one of the world’s top killers”, who is sent after the titular ‘Grey Man’ played by Ryan Gosling in the film.
“He’s got two incredible fights in the movie,” he said.
According to Dreamer, The Gray Man is CIA operative Court Gentry (Gosling), aka, Sierra Six, who is banished from a federal penitentiary and recruited by his handler, Donald Fitzroy, played by Billy Bob Thornton.
“… Gentry was once a highly skilled, agency-sanctioned death trader. But now the tables are turned and there’s Six Target, hunted down by Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans), a former CIA co-worker who Nothing will stop him to take her out. Agent Dani Miranda (Ana de Armas) has his back. She will need it,” the film’s official synopsis reads.
Based on the novel “The Gray Man” by Mark Graney, the screenplay is by Joe Russo, Christopher Marcus and Stephen McFeely.
Joe Russo also stated that while the film was a complete story as a standalone, there were too many elements to talk about the possibilities of where the characters could go next.
“With our partners, Chris Marcus and Stephen McFeely, we are starting to imagine a big part of what we do as the universe and ‘The Gray Man’ is certainly an example of that.”
The film also stars Reggae-Jean Page, Jessica Henwick, Wagner Moura, Alfre Woodard, Julia Butters, Emme Icavacor and Scott Hayes. It will premiere on Netflix on July 22.