Earlier this year, it was announced that Michael Bay was directing a movie for Netflix titledSix Underground, which is set to star Ryan Reynolds and Dave Franco, among a few other big stars. However, a new report claims that the titleSix Undergroundis actually just a cover up, and that it is secretly a live actionThundercatsmovie.
The originally released premise forSix Undergroundsaid that the story revolved around six billionaires who fake their deaths in order to team up and fight evil. The project was given a $150 million budget, one of the largest budgets to ever be given byNetflix, with the hopes that it would spawn a franchise, much likeBright. The script is being helmed by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who previously wrote bothDeadpoolmovies forRyan Reynolds, hinting that the movie may be an action comedy.
A reliable source connected to IGN has now claimed that that the movie is secretly set to be about theThunderCats, and that the entireSix Undergroundpremise is just a ploy to make theThunderCatsreveal a surprise. IGN has pointed out that their source is the same source that claimed that Simon Pegg would be inStar Wars: The Force Awakens, which ended up being true, so they are certainly reliable. While this rumor should still be taken with a grain of salt, it is still interesting news.
WhileThunderCatsmay seem like an obscure property forMichael Bayto take hold of, he does have a track record of turning ’80s animated shows into gritty live action blockbusters, as seen with theTransformersandTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesseries. Not only this, but Bay was confirmed to be attached to a possibleThunderCatsmovie back in 2012, so this report isn’t coming entirely out of left field.
If this report is indeed true, then it would also mean that Ryan Reynolds would be the star of the movie. While the rumor didn’t say whoany of the actors currently signed on would be playing, it did say that the cast currently attached toSix Undergroundwould be in the movie. This would includeThe Disaster ArtistandNow You See Mestar Dave Franco,Inglorious BasterdsandNow You See Meactress Mélanie Laurent,Pacific Rim: Uprisingactress Adria Arjona, andX-Men: Apocalypseactor Ben Hardy.
Six Undergroundis currently slated to enter production this fall, so if this rumor is indeed true, we may hear more reports on the matter in just a few months. While the current premise forSix Undergroundis certainly interesting, there’s no denying that a potentialThunderCatsmovie is more exciting and much more up Michael Bay’s alley. Time will only tell if this rumor fromIGN Middle Eastdoes pan out to be true or not, but for the millions ofThunderCatsfans around the world, we certainly hope it does. If so, it will be great to see Ryan Reynolds star in an explosion-filledThunderCatsmovie that hopefully sets up an entire franchise on Netflix.
