Variety is reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler , Southpaw ) is set to co-star with Ryan Reynolds in Life , which is also set to star Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation ‘s Rebecca Ferguson. Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick wrote the screenplay for the original science fiction tale.

Life will follow a crew aboard the International Space Station who, after retrieving a sample from Mars, discover that it displays signs of life. Said life, of course, proves to be more intelligent and cunning than expected.

Life is set to be directed by Daniel Espinosa, the Swedish filmmaker behind films like Easy Money and Safe House. The latter, released in 2012, pulled in more than $208 million at the worldwide box office and starred Reynolds opposite Denzel Washington.

David Ellison and Dana Goldberg are producing Life alongside Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn.
Gyllenhaal is next set to shoot the Boston bombing drama Stronger, and will be seen onscreen in April starring in Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition.