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Jul 23, 2022 · The largest action sequence in The Gray Man, filmed on location in Prague, cost $40 million on its own to produce, according to the Russo brothers. It is easy to see how the scene raked up such a large cost, with plenty of explosions, destroyed police cars, and a tram crashing into the side of a building.
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By Tom Goodwyn
last updated 29 July 2022
One star shines brighter...
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The Gray Man, Netflix's hugely expensive new action-thriller, has scored a huge opening weekend on the streaming service.
Ryan Reynolds. Specifically, family sci-fi adventure The Adam Project, which scored 92.43 million viewing hours in its first weekend on Netflix back in March.
Remarkably, The Adam Project stayed at top for three further weeks, even doing a further 85.6 million viewing hours in its second week on the platform. Given what it has spent on The Gray Man, Netflix executives will be hoping the action spectacular has the same kind of staying power.
That said, Netflix must be pretty happy with The Gray Man and its creative team. Yesterday (July 26), it was announced that the movie is getting both a follow-up and a spin-off movie. Ryan Gosling is confirmed to return, as are the Russo brothers, but The Gray Man 2 currently doesn't have an official title or release date. However, it's likely to follow the plot of the second novel in Mark Greaney's thriller series, which is called On Target.
Meanwhile, the spin-off, which will be penned by Deadpool writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, is set to "explore a different element of The Gray Man universe".
Given they've just ordered a sequel and a spin-off, we'd have to conclude that yes, they are. It's worth saying, however, that these numbers are a long way back from the kinds of numbers that Netflix tentpoles were posting in 2021.
The Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Gal Gadot-powered Red Notice managed to hook in 148.7 million viewers when it debuted in November 2021, while starry drama Don't Look Up enjoyed a second week on the platform with over 152 million viewers.
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