Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Dwayne Johnson workforce up for Emergency Contact

By Express News Service
Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who was final seen in final 12 months’s The Trial of the Chicago 7, is about to star in Emergency Contact. Dwayne Johnson will likely be producing the movie.

Billed as an intense motion drama, the movie is at the moment in works at Warner Bros, and reunites the writing workforce behind the upcoming DC comics adaptation of Black Adam, starring Johnson because the titular superhero. Screenwriters Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani, whose credit additionally embody the authorized drama The Mauritanian, will likely be penning the unique screenplay.

In addition to starring within the lead function, Abdul-Mateen may even be serving as an government producer, whereas Beau Flynn will likely be one of many producers. Abdul-Mateen’s upcoming movies embody The Matrix 4, Candyman, and the Mad Max spinoff Furiosa.

The actor, who additionally starred as David Kane in Aquaman, will likely be reprising his function within the movie’s sequel, which is due for launch in December 2022. Meanwhile, Johnson will likely be quickly seen in Disney’s Jungle Cruise, costarring Emily Blunt, and Netflix actioner Red Notice, alongside Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot.