VIDEO : Benedict Cumberbatch & Jake Gyllenhaal In Luca Guadagnino Thriller Film

According to Variety, actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Benedict Cumberbatch are currently being sought to star in a new thriller called Rio which is an original film set to be directed by A Bigger Splash filmmaker Luca Guadagnino. Rio is based on a script written by Peaky Blinders and Taboo creator, Steven Knight. According to ScreenRant, the story centers around a financial journalist who travels to Rio de Janeiro, in order to visit his wealthy friend, and then becomes entangled in a sinister plot to fake his friend?s death. Rio is produced by Studiocanal, alongside Gyllenhaal and his Nine Stories Productions studio banner, as well as Cumberbatch and his Sunny March production company.