Deadline reports that Avengers: Endgame‘s Chris Evans has begun talks with Paramount Pictures to star in Infinite, the upcoming adaptation of the sci-fi/fantasy novel The Reincarnationist Papers, with Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer 2) attached to direct.
The action/thriller tells the story of a group of men and women who are continuously reincarnated century-after-century to battle an evil madman bent on world destruction.
The director seems interested and has stated publicly that he wants Denzel Washington to star in.
Meawnhile, Fuqua’s latest film, Equalizer 2 became a surprise hit over the summer, with an estimated domestic total of $35.82 million for the three-day opening weekend.