Barry Jenkins Attached to Direct Chadwick Boseman Vehicle Expatriate

As reported by Deadline, Moonlight director Barry Jenkins will be directing a 1970s-set airplane thriller titled Expatriate. Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman will star in the film, in addition to having written the script with writing partner Logan Coles.

The film will be produced by Marc Platt and Adam Siegel of Marc Platt Productions, along with Breaking Bad producer Mark Johnson and his company Gran Via Productions. Coles and Mark Ceryak will also be producers of the thriller, with Chloe Yellin of Universal Pictures and Ryan Christians of Marc Platt Productions overseeing the film’s development.

No other casting or production news has been revealed at this time.