Jessica Chastain proposed the idea for a female-led spy film in the same spirit as the '' Mission : Impossible '' and '' James Bond '' series to her '' Dark Phoenix '' director Simon Kinberg while in production on that film . The concept was built upon and in May 2018 , it was announced that Kinberg would direct the film with Chastain producing , in addition to her starring alongside Marion Cotillard , Penélope Cruz , Fan Bingbing and Lupita Nyong ' o . The project was pitched to buyers during the 2018 Cannes Film Festival , with Global Road Entertainment and Amazon Studios bidding for the distribution rights . However , Universal Pictures would win the rights for North American distribution , with a 20 million plus bid
2018 Cannes Film Festival
2018 Cannes Film Festival
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