Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh to headline action adventure flick 'Mayday'

Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds and British veteran Kenneth Branagh will feature in an upcoming action adventure movie, titled "Mayday". The project hails from Apple Original Films and Skydance, according to American news outlet The Hollywood Reporter.

Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, known for movies like 'Game Night' and 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves', will direct the project from their own script. The duo will also produce.

The details of the movie's plot have been kept under wraps.


"Mayday" will be produced by Skydance's David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger. Reynolds, Ashley Fox, Johnny Pariseau and Patrick Gooing will produce for Maximum Effort.

The project is part of Skydance's first-look deal with Apple, which has already resulted in the Chris Evans-Ana de Armas action-comedy "Ghosted".

The upcoming projects from the deal includes Mark Wahlberg feature "The Family Plan" and "The Gorge", starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy.