Apple is on the cusp of adding another huge film to its streaming platforms, as Deadline is reporting that Apple Original Films is closing on the worldwide film rights to Argylle, the next film directed by Matthew Vaughn.
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According to the report, Apple is set to close the deal somewhere around the $200 million mark, and while it is only a deal for one picture, the company hopes that it will be successful enough to launch a franchise. Vaughn and his MARV banner will lead the film, which features a stellar cast that includes Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson, and Grammy Award-winning artist Dua Lipa, who will be making her film debut with the picture while also providing music for the title track and score.
Argylle is based on a soon-to-be-launched spy novel of the same name from Ellie Conway and follows the world’s greatest spy as he gets caught up in a globe-trotting adventure. Apple and Vaughn have a working relationship already, with the company having acquired the biopic Tetris: The Movie.
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“I’m thrilled to team with Apple and bring the most compelling spy thriller I’ve ever read to the only streaming service that can create a franchise of this scale and quality for global audiences to experience,” Vaughn said in a statement regarding the deal.
