Angelina Jolie will star in the thriller of spy 'The Initiative' by Doug Liman

For your next film project, Angelina Jolie will meet with its director in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Doug Limanfor the realization of Thriller of spies entitled The Initiativeaccording to THR reports.

The “attractive spy project” was acquired by Universal Pictures After a competitive bid between several studies.

Jolie will be the protagonist, with Liman as director and F. Scott Frazier (Collide) as a screenwriter.

Universal is finalizing the final points of the agreement, according to the source.

Described as a “Training Day set in the world of espionage”the story presents Jolie playing a rebel master spy called Bright who works outside the standards. When a new agent named Charlie joins Bright's team, he is soon involved in situations where he is not sure if his new boss tries to kill him or is simply willing to do what is necessary to protect the free world.

The study and filmmakers expect to advance quickly, with the possibility of starting production in it First quarter of 2026.

Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum of RK Films will produce. Previously, the company produced the deliveries of Maleficent starring Jolie.

Jolie is about to release the drama Couture by Alice Winocour, where she plays Maxine, an American filmmaker who arrives in Paris for the Week of Monda on a life or death trip, in which she faces challenges and discovery of herself. This film plans its cinemas for September 7, 2025.

After addressing genres such as drama with the aforementioned Coutureand the biopic last year, Mariaadventure and fantasy with Ethernals y Maleficentthis newly announced project would be taking Jolie back to the action thrillers in which the actress develops as well, as the case of Salt, Wanted, Those Who Wished Me Deadand your own Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

Also has comedy Anxious People by Marc Forster, and the action thriller Maude v Maude by Roseanne Liang, as well as the third installment of the franchise Maleficent.

The most recent of Liman behind the lens are the films Roadhouse y The Instigatorsboth released in 2024, the first by prime video, and the second by Apple TV+.

Liman has collaborated with Universal several times. With them he launched the franchise Bourne In 2002, and subsequently the one starring Tom Cruise, American Made In 2017.

Continues linked to the supernatural thriller Deeperstarring and produced by Cruise, whose plot takes place on and under water. This particular project has been delayed due to the specific climatic conditions required for its realization. Liman is also developing a space without title, with Universal Pictures, which will also star Cruise, and that will be unpublished in space.