STXfilms, a division of Robert Simonds’ STX Entertainment, is in final talks for Tim Story to direct and produce Night Wolf, a high concept comic twist on the superhero genre, to star Kevin Hart.
Night Wolf, written by Detective Pikachu screenwriters Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit, follows a man (Hart) meeting his future father-in-law for the first time only to discover he is secretly the superhero known as the Night Wolf.
Story will also produce through his production company, The Story Company.
STXfilms has also teamed with HartBeat Productions to produce numerous new comedy projects, with an eye for Hart to star in or produce.