Variety reports that
Mel Gibson is in talks to star in spy thriller
Cold Warrior which will be directed by Lethal Weapon screenwriter
Shane Black from a script by
Chuck Mondry.
The film is about a spy from the Cold War era who comes out of retirement to team with a younger agent from the new school to confront a domestic terrorism threat orchestrated by Russia.
Cold Warrior will be produced by
Michelle Manning,
David Greenblatt and
Anthony Bagarozzi.
This would mark Gibson's return to working under a Universal Pictures studio banner. Gibson starts shooting the independent action drama “
How I Spent My Summer Vacation,” based on a screenplay he wrote, in March and will likely segue to
Cold Warrior in June.
