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'Gray Man': Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling film gets $20 million tax credit

"The Gray Man" star Chris Evans arrives for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on February 2019. The film, which also stars Ryan Gosling, has received a $20 million California tax credit. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI
1 of 2 | "The Gray Man" star Chris Evans arrives for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on February 2019. The film, which also stars Ryan Gosling, has received a $20 million California tax credit. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Netflix's espionage thriller The Gray Man starring Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling, has received a $20 million production tax credit to film in California.

The California Film Commission selected nine films in total, including The Gray Man, to receive $50 million collectively.

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The Gray Man leads the pack with $20 million. An untitled Jordan Peele project received $8.4 million, sci-fi thriller Invasion starring Octavia Spencer received $2.5 million, drama Losing Clementine starring Jessica Chastain received $2.3 million and NBA drama Sweetwater received $1.4 million, among other film projects.

The nine films are expected to generate $284 million in qualified in-state expenditures. The projects are estimated to employ 1,340 crew members, 342 cast members and 14,397 background actors and stand-ins over a combined 374 production days.

All nine films are expected to start production by early next year. Film productions worldwide have been affected this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Gray Man, based on author Mark Greaney's series of novels, is being helmed by Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo. The Russo's company AGBO is producing The Gray Man.

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Gosling will star as a former CIA operative who becomes a killer for hire. Evans stars as Gosling's former colleague who is tracking him down.

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