Evidently, there is going to be a plan B for director Joe Carnahan and Bradley Cooper. According to Variety, the two, who just finished a collaboration on this coming Summer’s THE A-TEAM, are in negotiations to re-team for THE GREY for Ridley and Tony Scott’s Scott Free. The film would serve as a return of sorts to Carnahan directing one of his own scripts, this one a co-writing job with DEATH SENTENCE scribe Ian Jeffers.
The script concerns a group of survivors of a plane crash. After crash landing in the wilderness, the group finds themselves hunted by a pack of wolves. The screenplay is based on a short story by Jeffers and would be a bit of a change of pace for Carnahan who, until now, has handled strictly action fare.
The thriller looks to have a $34-million budget, and, in looking at the cast list of Carnahan’s films like SMOKIN’ ACES and THE A-TEAM, it would stand to reason there would be a lot more notable actors and actresses in THE GREY than just Cooper. Carnahan is a man who can do a lot with a little budget. SMOKIN’ ACES, alone, had only $17 million to work with, and the cast for that film was astounding.
