Chris Pratt to star in Sheridan thriller

With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 postponed, actor Chris Pratt (pictured) is in negotiations to star in Taylor Sheridan’s next project.

Sheridan is writing and directing the project, reports variety.com.

The film, which David Heyman is producing, follows a former special forces commando who has been recruited by the DEA to lead a black ops strike team targeting drug dealers who are protected by the CIA.

The movie, which has the working title Fast, would be Sheridan’s follow-up to his directorial debut 2017’s Wind River. Pratt continued his box office reign this year, starring in two of 2018’s biggest films: Avengers: Infinity War and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

Meanwhile, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which was expected to release in 2020 may not start filming before 2021 with the loss of James Gunn as director following controversial tweets a few years ago.