The Dish: Bid Battle For Ryan Reynolds To Star In Heist Pitch; He’ll Produce With Simon Kinberg; Dana Fox To Script With Multiple 7-Figure Bids Already

EXCLUSIVE: There’s a hot pitch deal in the works that has Ryan Reynolds attached to star and produce with Simon Kinberg. There are seven big bids on the table right now, after a day’s worth of pitching to studios and streamers.

The script will be written by Dana Fox, whose work includes The Lost City and Cruella, and TV series including Home Before Dark and Ben and Kate. The pitch is described as a high-concept ensemble action comedy, with Reynolds as the lead.

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This likely will be sorted by early next week, and it will be a big seven-figure deal — an unusual haul for a pitch. Stay tuned.

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