Just a few weeks afterJohn WickdirectorDavid Leitchwas confirmed to directCharlize TheroninThe Coldest City, the spy thriller has secured another co-star.Varietyreports thatJames McAvoyhas come aboard to star in an unspecified role. This news comes just after the actor replacedJoaquin Phoenixin anUntitled M. Night Shyamalan Movie, but that project is said to go intoproductionafterThe Coldest City.
The Coldest Citycenters on an MI6 spy who is found dead on the eve of the Berlin Wall coming down.Charlize Theronstar as “super spy” Lorraine Broughton, who is tasked with finding the list this covert agent was trying to smuggle into West Berlin, which contains the names of every espionage agent working undercover in Berlin. This assignment takes her into the underground world of counter-intelligence, risking her own life to save the lives of the British agents, as she tries to navigate a culture full of deceit and double-crossing where no one can truly be trusted.
David Leitchis directing from a screenplay byKurt Wimmer. The screenwriter is no stranger to the spy genre, having written the screenplays for the CIA thrillerThe Recruit, and the Russian espionage taleSalt. BothDavid Leitchand hisJohn WickpartnerChad Stahelskiwere set to directThe Coldest Citytogether. They eventually decided to split up, withChad StahelskitacklingJohn Wick 2andDavid Leitchtaking the helm onThe Coldest City.
Focus Films acquired the project during the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, with principal photography set to take place this Novmeber in Budapest and Berlin. Charlize Theron also producing alongside her Denver and Delilah Productions partners Beth Kono and A.J. Dix, Eric Gitter and Peter Schwerin of Closed on Mondays Entertainment and Kelly McCormick of Sierra/Affinity. Universal Pictures International will distribute the project in Australia/New Zealand, Benelux, China, France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Switzerland and the U.K., with DeaPlaneta releasing the film in Spain, and Freeman Distribution/Monlith/Blitz distributing throughout Eastern Europe.
James McAvoyrecently wrapped production onX-Men: Apocalypse, which is slated for release on July 15, 2025. He will next be seen inVictor Frankenstein, alongsideDaniel Radcliffe,Jessica Brown Findlayand Andrew Scott, which hits theaters on November 25. What do you think aboutJames McAvoyjoiningCharlize Theronin thisspy thriller?
