‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson in Talks to Lead Splashy Netflix Action Movie ‘Maelstrom’ (EXCLUSIVE)

"Carry-On" helmer Jaume Collet-Serra will direct; Jeff Robinov to produce

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A hot action movie package is coming together at Netflix, multiple sources told Variety, one roughly 33 years in the making. 

“Reacher” and “War Machine” star Alan Ritchson is in negotiations to topline “Maelstrom,” a spec originally sold to Warner Bros. in 1993 by prolific producer Jeff Robinov when he was an agent. Jaume Collet-Serra, helmer of Netflix’s top-rated original film “Carry-On,” will direct. 

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