Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Jamie Foxx Team Up to Star in Netflix Sci-Fi Thriller | THR News - video Dailymotion

Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman will direct.

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00:00Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jamie Foxx are teaming up for a new sci-fi thriller at Netflix.

00:05The currently untitled movie is eyeing an October start in New Orleans.

00:09It'll be directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Shulman, a.k.a. the filmmaking team known for the documentary Catfish,

00:15as well as several of the Paranormal Activity movies.

00:18The film's described as a heightened sci-fi action thriller set in Portland during a drug epidemic.

00:23The drug in question gives people a range of superpowers. The script was previously titled Power.

00:28Gordon-Levitt will play a cop whose job is to get the drug off the street,

00:32but realizes the only way to fight the users is to take the drug himself.

00:35The movie comes from the producing team behind the Netflix action fantasy film Bright, starring Will Smith.

00:45Gordon-Levitt can next be seen in the independent thriller 7500.

00:49As for Foxx, the Oscar-winning actor will next be seen in Robin Hood out November 21st.

00:54You have to be a warrior. You wanted to steal? Now's your time.

01:00He's also currently filming the wrongful conviction drama Just Mercy, starring opposite Michael B. Jordan.

01:05For more on this story, head to THR.com and let me know if you're excited to see

01:09Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jamie Foxx team up for this movie in the comments.

01:13Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.