Aubrey Plaza will star opposite Jason Statham in Guy Ritchie's untitled thriller, formerly titled "Five Eyes".

Statham will portray an agent recruited by the global intelligence alliance Five Eyes to track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapon that threatens to disrupt the world order. Reluctantly paired with a high-tech CIA expert, he sets off on a globe-trotting mission to infiltrate a billionaire arms broker.

Guy Ritchie will direct and produce from a screenplay written by The Gentlemen scribes Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies with revisions by Ritchie. Atkinson will also produce. Miramax will finance and produce with STXfilms, who most recently worked with Ritchie on The Gentlemen, is handling worldwide distribution and sales.

Aubrey Plaza has received strong reviews for her performance in Clea DuVall's holiday rom-com "Happiest Season". She’ll next be seen in the comedy thriller "Black Bear" opposite Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon, Paola Lázaro and Grantham Coleman. It is scheduled to be released on Dec. 4 by Momentum Pictures.

Source: Press Release