Ryan Reynolds May Blast Off To Mars For New Sci-Fi Thriller Life

Deadline is reporting that Ryan Reynolds has opened negotiations to headline upcoming Skydance thriller Life, a role that would have him star opposite Rebecca Ferguson.

Evoking an immediate comparison to Matt Damon flick The Martian Espinosa’s Life orbits around a manned mission to the red planet that effectively brings an end to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Should the actor put pen to paper, Skydance’s space-bound feature would have him reteaming with Safe House director Daniel Espinosa, who happens to be working from a script pitched by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, hot off their work on Deadpool. Behind the scenes, Paramount is reportedly in line to distribute, with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn all on board to produce.