The Wheel of Time star Sophie Okonedo is teaming up with Wonder Woman's Gal Gadot in upcoming Netflix thriller movie, Heart of Stone.
The rights to the movie, which Gadot leads, were picked up by Netflix in January 2021, with The Tourist actor Jamie Dornan and Alia Bhatt also attached to star.
Now, Deadline reports that Okonedo, who plays Siuan Sanche in Amazon Prime Video fantasy series The Wheel of Time and who received an Academy Award nomination for her role in Hotel Rwanda, has also joined the cast in a currently unknown role.
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Also now on board for the movie is Matthias Schweighöfer, who starred as Ludwig Dieter in Zack Snyder's Netflix zombie movie Army of the Dead and its spin-off film, Army of Thieves.
Crazy Rich Asians star Jing Lusi and The Terror actor Paul Ready have also signed up for roles in Heart of Stone.
The Aeronauts and Peaky Blinders director Tom Harper is on board as director, while the script has been written by The Old Guard's Greg Rucka and Hidden Figures writer Allison Schroeder.
Although specific plot details haven't yet been revealed, it has previously been confirmed that the movie will put a female spin on major action franchises like James Bond and Mission: Impossible.
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Red Notice star Gadot recently gave us our first sneak peek at Heart of Stone by posting two photos on Twitter, including a behind-the-scenes shot of herself posing for a photo, looking serious in a monochrome outfit.
"Rachel Stone. Nice to meet you," she captioned the snaps, teasing her movie character.
Heart of Stone will premiere on Netflix – no release date has yet been revealed.
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