Oscar winnerJamie Foxxand two-time Golden Globe nomineeJoseph Gordon-Levittare set to co-star inNetflix’s untitled sci-fi movie fromCatfishdirectorsHenry JoostandAriel Schulman, Collider has learned.
Mattson Tomlin(Boy) wrote the script, which concerns a drug epidemic that gives people a range of superpowers. The protagonist is believed to be a teenage actress of color who finds herself dealing the drug to help care for her family. Sources say Foxx will play a family man who has suffered a great loss and is desperate to trace the drug’s supply line and find its designer, while Gordon-Levitt will play a beat cop who takes law enforcement matters into his own hands.
Eric Newman(Children of Men) andBryan Unkeless(I, Tonya) will produce via their Screen Arcade banner under their first-look deal with Netflix. Unkeless recently produced the Netflix movieFirst Match, which won the Audience Award at SXSW earlier this year. Newman produced Netflix’s second original seriesHemlock Groveand currently serves as a writer, executive producer and the showrunner onNarcos, which he conceived, packaged and brought to the streaming service in 2014.
Foxx is currently filming WB’s courtroom dramaJust MercyalongsideMichael B. JordanandBrie Larson, and he next stars oppositeTaron EgertoninRobin Hood, which hits theaters on Nov. 21. He also hosts and executive produces the popular TV showBeat Shazam, which was recently renewed by Fox for a third season. Foxx also recently wrapped his directorial debut and he’ll soon begin filming Blumhouse’sSpawnwithJeremy Renner. Last seen inBaby Driver, he’s represented by CAA and LBI Entertainment.
Gordon-Levittrecently hostedThe Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willisand he next stars in the indie thriller7500, which follows an airline hijacking. His last major role was inOliver Stone’sSnowden, though he has been busy developing a variety of projects including the musicalWingmen, the KKK dramaK Troop, andFraggle Rock: The Movie. He’s repped by WME and Jackoway Tyerman.
Joost and Schulman are longtime collaborators who directedParanormal Activity 3,Viraland theDave Franco-Emma RobertsmovieNerveafter making waves with their debutCatfish, which spawned the MTV series of the same name. The duo also executive produced the indie dramaWhite Girl, and they’re reportedly developing a film based on the hit video gameMega Manfor 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment.
