Remember McG? That guy with the single-letter last name who somehow convinced Hollywood he was the next big thing by directing “Charlie’s Angels” like a two-hour music video on Red Bull. Well, he’s back—and this time he’s directing Kevin Hart.
For now, the film remains untitled, but is described as a “high-concept action comedy.” The plan is start production later this year.
The synopsis follows two rival spies who unexpectedly end up in the same Lamaze class after their wives quickly bond. As their double lives collide in increasingly chaotic and dangerous ways, the two men are forced into an uneasy alliance—becoming reluctant confidants and unlikely partners as they stumble toward fatherhood.
Netflix will distribute the project—straight to streaming, naturally. Behind it are heavyweight producers Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps and Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort.
Adam and Aaron Nee—best known for writing the Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum romantic action-comedy The Lost City—are co-writing the script alongside Jonathan Tropper.
With McG at the helm, expect fast cuts, slow-motion explosions, and enough lens flare to make J.J. Abrams blush. Nuance—or anything resembling subtlety—is presumably being left at the door.
It’s also a bit surprising McG has landed a project of this scale again. He nearly derailed the Terminator Salvation franchise with its fourth installment, and later drifted into Netflix-era obscurity with titles like The Babysitter. Still, in the age of IP recycling and nostalgia bets, McG endures as a kind of chaotic relic—proof that if you make things loud and fast enough, someone, somewhere, will still press play.