Rhett Reese

The deal covers motion picture development for all of Maximum Effort's projects, at all budget levels. Maximum Effort Co-Founder George Dewey and Co-Presidents Ashley Fox and Johnny Pariseau run day-to-day operations for the production company out of their Los Angeles office. Reynolds and Dewey launched Maximum Effort in 2018.

TWISTED METAL, a half-hour live-action TV series based on the classic PlayStation game series, is a high-octane action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and written by Michael Jonathan Smith, about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life. Watch the new music video now!

TWISTED METAL, a half-hour live-action TV series based on the classic PlayStation game series, is a high-octane action comedy, based on an original take by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and written by Michael Jonathan Smith, about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life. Watch the new video trailer now!

Salt-of-the-earth Cole (Chris Evans) falls head over heels for enigmatic Sadie (Ana de Armas) —but then makes the shocking discovery that she’s a secret agent. Cole and Sadie are swept away on an international adventure to save the world. The new film also stars Adrien Brody, Mike Moh, Amy Sedaris, and Tate Donovan. Watch the video trailer now!

Peacock and Lionsgate announced a multi-year deal for  The Continental, the three-part special event based on the blockbuster action franchise, John Wick. The Continental will explore the origin story and inner workings of the exclusive Continental Hotel, a centerpiece of the John Wick Universe which serves as a refuge for assassins.  

A sequel to The Gray Man, which is already a fan favorite with a 91% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, is now in development with star Ryan Gosling and directors Joe and Anthony Russo set to return. The Russos and AGBO’s Mike Larocca will produce along with Joe Roth and Jeffrey Kirschenbaum for Roth Kirschenbaum Films.

Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) is also starring and executive producing. Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) to co-star opposite Mackie, alongside Thomas Haden Church (Sideways, Divorce, Spider-Man: No Way Home) and recurring guest star Neve Campbell (Scream 5, Clouds). 

Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) is also starring and executive producing. Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) to co-star opposite Mackie, alongside Thomas Haden Church (Sideways, Divorce, Spider-Man: No Way Home). 

Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) is also starring and executive producing. Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) to co-star opposite Mackie. Will Arnett and Marc Forman from Electric Avenue (Murderville) secured the rights to the material and helped put the project together from PlayStation Productions.

Based on The New Yorker short story by George Saunders, SPIDERHEAD is a genre-bending and darkly funny psychological thriller directed by Joseph Kosinski (TRON: Legacy, Top Gun: Maverick) and written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland). The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, Jurnee Smollett, Mark Paguio, and Tess Haubrich.

Peacock announced today that Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) will star in the new action-comedy series TWISTED METAL, a live-action adaptation of the global video game phenomenon. Kitao Sakurai (The Eric Andre Show, Bad Trip) will executive produce and direct multiple episodes of the series. 

Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) is starring and executive producing. Mackie plays John Doe, a smart-ass milkman who talks as fast as he drives. With no memory of his past, John gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make his wish of finding community come true, but only if he can survive an onslaught of savage vehicular combat.

The film will be penned by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, writers of the Deadpool films and Zombieland. This will be Johansson and Evans' sixth film together, having previously starred in three Avengers films, as well as Captain America: Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War.

Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett have been cast in Netflix's upcoming film Spiderhead, based on George Saunders' short story.

According to Spark Chronicles, the upcoming reboot of Pirates of the Caribbean has found new writers. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick has departed the team.

The writers of the film Zombieland 2 chatted with Deadline recently, where they talked about what could be next for the franchise.

A decade after Zombieland became a hit film and a cult classic, the lead cast (Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone) have reunited with director Ruben Fleischer (Venom) and the original writers Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Deadpool) for Zombieland: Double Tap.

A decade after Zombieland became a hit film and a cult classic, the lead cast (Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone) have reunited with director Ruben Fleischer (Venom) and the original writers Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Deadpool) for Zombieland: Double Tap.

According to Variety, Luke Wilson has joined the cast of the upcoming sequel to ZOMBIELAND.  Wilson joins original stars Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, and Abigail Breslin as well as newcomer Zoey Deutch in the Sony Pictures sequel.

Rosario Dawson will join the cast of Zombieland 2, which stars original cast members Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, and Abigail Breslin, according to Variety.  Zoey Deutch will also co-star in the Sony Pictures sequel.