Ang Lee in talks to direct sci-fi actioner, 'Gemini Man'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Ang Lee is one of the most diverse filmmakers in history with no genre limiting his abilities. The two-time Oscar winning director has tackled all different types of movies such as The Wedding Banquet, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain, Life of Pi and most recently, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. It seems that the innovative director wants to move towards science fiction for his next project as Variety reports that Lee is in talks to direct Gemini Man.

            The sci-fi actioner follows a senior NSA official who is being chased by a young clone of himself before retiring from the agency. It sounds to be in the same realm as a movie like Rian Johnson’s Looper and with a mind like Ang Lee headlining, it could be a perfect team-up. David Benioff (Game of Thrones, 25^th Hour) has written the script for the movie that has been in development for decades now. The late, Curtis Hanson was attached before Tony Scott was supposed to be the director to save the project. Now, Lee is said to be the guy for the job. This isn’t completely concrete however as the studio is in early discussions to get Lee for the job.

            The director was scheduled to tackle a boxing film covering the Thrilla in Manila with Ray Fisher and David Oyelowo as Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier respectively but it appears that project might’ve hit a snag. What do you guys think of Ang Lee’s potential next project? Is Gemini Man the right movie for him to tackle next? Comment below and let us know your thoughts!