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Ryan Gosling and Russo Brothers Set To Return as Netflix Greenlit 'The Gray Man' Sequel and Spinoff
Los Angeles, July 27 - Netflix is expanding the "The Gray Man" universe and officially confirmed a direct sequel and a spinoff to the Russo Brother spy action thriller film. Following the Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans-led film's arrival on Netflix this past Friday, which debuted at #1 on Netflix, the streamer is making plans for the film to be just the first piece of a "major spy franchise".## The sequel will see Ryan Gosling and director duo Joe and Anthony Russo, and co-writer Stephen McFeely, returning. Russo Brothers are super excited about the worldwide response to the movie that clocked nearly 88.5 million viewing hours in the first three days and opened in the top 10 in 93 countries. ## "The audience reaction to The Gray Man has been nothing short of phenomenal. We are so appreciative of the enthusiasm that fans across the world have had for this film. With so many amazing characters in the movie, we had always intended for the Gray Man to be part of an expanded universe, and we are thrilled that Netflix is announcing a sequel with Ryan, as well as a second script that we're excited to talk about soon", Russo Brother said. ## Apart from the direct sequel, Netflix is also developing the spinoff of the film that will explore a different element of The Gray Man universe. This untitled spinoff will be scribed by Deadpool writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese.## The Gray Man opened to poor critics' reviews as it currently sits at a 48% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, however, the audience score is excellent with 91%. Thanks to the positive response from the audience to the movie, which is the costliest Netflix film ever with a $200 million budget, the streamer is looking forward to partnering with Russo Brothers for more films.## "With The Gray Man, the Russos delivered an edge-of-your-seat spectacle that audiences around the world are loving", Netflix Head of Global Film Scott Stuber said. "We're excited to continue to partner with them and the team at AGBO as they build out The Gray Man universe".## Stay tuned...
