Zoe Saldaña to star in Russo Brothers' action-survival film The Bluff

Zoe Saldaña has been roped in to lead action-survival film The Bluff coming from Russo Brothers under their AGBO Productions banner. According to Collider, The Bluff is an epic adventure that will see pirates and buccaneers face off against each other on a 19th-century Caribbean Island.

Zoe Saldaña to star in Russo Brothers’ action-survival film The Bluff

“The island is inhabited by Ercell (Saldaña) and her people, a retired pirate herself, she is forced back into her old ways to become the heroine that rises to defend her land and people from these vicious invaders who seek retributive justice for Ercell's past sins.”

A couple years ago, the project was set up at Netflix. It has now been brought to market by Rocket Science and CAA and “the rights were quickly snapped up by Prime Video following a tightly contested bidding round.”

This project will be the first collaboration between Saldaña and the Russos since their work together on Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Saldaña is coming off her James Cameron-directed blockbuster hit Avatar: The Way of Water.

Saldaña’s Haven director Frank E. Flowers is attached to direct the project whose screenplay comes from Joe Ballarini and Flowers. “For Zoe and I, being from the Caribbean, The Bluff is a chance to blend culture and authenticity with AGBO’s brand of world-class, theatrical-level action, creating a film that audiences have never seen before,” Flowers said.

The Bluff which will be produced by Anthony and Joe Russo, Mike Larocca and Angela Russo-Otstot for AGBO. Sisters Zoe, Mariel and Cisely Saldaña are producing for Cinestar.

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