Netflix has roped in a few more hugely talented individuals for Ryan Reynolds' upcoming sci-fi flickThe Adam Project. Joining theDeadpoolactor on his time travel adventure isAvengers: Endgamestar Mark Ruffalo and Oscar-nominated actress Catherine Keener, with Ruffalo set to star as Reynolds' dad, a brilliant physicist, with Keener on board as the movie’s villain, who has stolen powerful technology from him. Newcomer Walker Scobell andCode 8star Alex Mallari Jr. have also joined the project.
The Adam Projectcenters on Adam Reed, age 13, as he continues to grieve the sudden death of his father a year earlier, when, one night, he walks into his garage to find a wounded pilot hiding there. This mysterious pilot (Ryan Reynolds) turns out to be the older version of himself from the future, where time travel is in its infancy. He has risked everything to come back in time on a secret mission and together they must embark on an adventure into the past to find their father (Mark Ruffalo), set things right, and save the world fromCatherine Keenerand her diabolical plans.
The movie was originally set up eight years ago over at Paramount, during which timeMission: Impossiblestar and Hollywood icon Tom Cruise was attached. Since then, the script has gone through several rewrites, with the most recent iteration being penned byIrreplaceable YouandBansheescreenwriter Jonathan Tropper. Recently scooped up byNetflix,The Adam Projectwill see Reynolds once again team-up withFree Guydirector Shawn Levy, and has David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger on board as producers.
The Adam Projecthas also recently signed up Ruffalo’s fellow MCU member andGuardians of the Galaxystar Zoe Saldana andAlias’Jennifer Garner to join the cast, with Saldana starring as Reynolds' fighter pilot wife, with Gerner set to play the mother of Adam at age 13.
Netflix is clearly loving being in theRyan Reynoldsbusiness, with the actor appearing in Michael Bay’s recent action flick6 Underground, and due to appear alongside Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot in the big-budget action flickRed Notice. This also won’t be the first time that Reynolds has teamed up with director Shawn Levy, with the two having crafted the upcoming video game-inspired movieFree Guy. Set in the open world video game Free City, an amalgamation ofGrand Theft AutoandFortnite, Guy, played by Reynolds, is a non-player character (NPC) working as a bank teller. Thanks to a code developed by programmers Milly and Keys inserted into Free City by the publisher Antoine, Guy becomes aware of his world being a video game, and takes steps to make himself the hero, creating a race against time to save the game before the developers can shut it down.
Free Guywas initially scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on July 20, 2025 but was pushed back due to the ongoing global situation. The movie was then moved to July 11, 2025, but earlier this month was removed from the studio’s upcoming release schedule.
The Adam Projectmeanwhile is due to start filming in Vancouver around November. This comes to us courtesy ofThe Hollywood Reporter.
