Now, TheWrap reports that Vin Diesel, of xXx, The Fast and the Furious, and Guardians of the Galaxy, is now the frontrunner for the job.
Diesel will be reunited with producer Neal Moritz, who he has collaborated with on both The Fast and the Furious franchise and the first xXx film.
Last summer, it was revealed that actor Jared Leto was in negotiations to star in Sony’s upcoming adaptation of the Valiant comic book series Bloodshot.
Moritz’s other credits include 21 Jump Street and I Am Legend, plus another superhero film with The Green Hornet.