The Coldest City (film)

The Coldest City is an upcoming American spy thriller film directed by David Leitch and written by Kurt Johnstad. It is based on Antony Johnston's 2012 graphic novel of the same name, which revolves around a spy who has to find a list of double agents who are being smuggled into the West. The film stars Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, Toby Jones, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, and John Goodman. This will be Leitch's first solo credit as director, after co-directing John Wick with Chad Stahelski.

The film is scheduled to be released on July 28, 2017 by Focus Features.

The film takes place in Berlin, on the eve of the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the shifting of superpower alliances. Lorraine Broughton, a top-level spy for MI6, is dispatched to Berlin to take down a ruthless espionage ring that has just killed an undercover agent for reasons unknown. She is ordered to cooperate with Berlin station chief David Percival, and the two form an uneasy alliance, unleashing their full arsenal of skills in pursuing a threat that jeopardizes the West’s entire intelligence operation.

On May 9, 2015, it was announced that Focus Features had bought the American rights to the Antony Johnston's spy thriller graphic novel The Coldest City, with Charlize Theron set to play the lead role of a female spy.David Leitch and Chad Stahelski were attached to direct the film based on the script by Kurt Johnstad, with the production start in October in Germany. Sierra/Affinity's Nick Meyer would be fully financing the film with a budget of around $30 million. Theron would produce the film along with Beth Kono & A.J. Dix through her Denver and Delilah Productions, Eric Gitter & Peter Schwerin through Closed on Mondays Entertainment, Kelly McCormick through Sierra/Affinity, with 87Eleven. On October 2, 2015, Leitch exited his partner Stahelski's John Wick 2 to direct The Coldest City alone, which would start shooting in November in Hungary and Germany. On October 16, 2015, James McAvoy joined the cast of the film. November 2, 2015, John Goodman signed on to play the role of an American agent. On October 26, 2015, TheWrap reported that Sofia Boutella had joined the film for an unspecified role.