6 UNDERGROUND CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT

Hollywood, Calif., (July 19, 2018) -- Skydance Media and Netflix announced today the ensemble cast to their upcoming original feature film 6 Underground directed by Michael Bay ( Transformers ) and starring Ryan Reynolds ( Deadpool ). The action film is based on an original idea from writers and executive producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, best known for their irreverent work on Deadpool and Deadpool 2 . Skydance's David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger will produce 6 Underground along with Bay and Ian Bryce.

The ensemble cast to date includes: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo ( Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Murder On The Orient Express, The Magnificent Seven ) , Adria Arjona ( Triple Frontier, True Detective (TV) , Pacific Rim Uprising ), Dave Franco ( 6 Balloons, Neighbors, Now You See Me ), Corey Hawkins ( BlacKkKlansman, 24: Legacy (TV) , Straight Outta Compton).

The film, produced by Skydance and Netflix, will start filming later this month and will be released worldwide on Netflix in 2019.

This marks the first collaboration between Skydance and Netflix for an event level feature film and the first Netflix project for both Michael Bay and Ryan Reynolds.

Skydance has a long-standing relationship with Netflix in television where they produce the critically acclaimed and Emmy Nominated series "Grace and Frankie" and the high-concept, strong IP based Emmy Nominated sci-fi series "Altered Carbon."

About Skydance Media

Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, and interactive platforms. Its feature films include Annihilation, Geostorm, Life , Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Star Trek Beyond, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys, Star Trek Into Darkness , World War Z, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and True Grit. Skydance's next feature film to release is Mission: Impossible - Fallout on July 27, 2018. In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain's Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance Television launched in 2013 and its current slate includes Emmy-nominated Grace and Frankie on Netflix, Altered Carbon on Netflix, Jack Ryan on Amazon, Condor on AT&T Audience Network, and Dietland on AMC. Skydance Interactive launched in 2016 to create and publish original and IP-based virtual reality video games. Skydance Interactive's first original title is Archangel, a story-driven VR shooter.

About Netflix

Netflix is the world's leading internet entertainment service with 130 million memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.