Fast & Furious franchise star Michelle Rodriguez and The Agency‘s Richard Gere are teaming up for a new plane survival thriller from director Ben Younger.
Per Deadline, Rodriguez and Gere will star in Left Seat, which is described as a plane survival thriller. Younger (Bleed for This, Prime) directs from a script penned by David M. Crabtree. The official synopsis for Left Seat reads: “When a traveling pharmaceutical rep (Rodriguez) is forced to take control of a small charter plane after the pilot falls unconscious mid-flight, she must rely on the help of a stranger (Gere) over the radio, to navigate through deadly storms and land the aircraft before the fuel runs out.”
An action genre mainstay will take to the sky in a new thriller that might end up feeling like déjà vu for the movie’s director.
Left Seat is produced by Jason Michael Berman, best known as a producer for Ben Affleck’s Air and Surrounded, a western starring Black Panther‘s Letitia Wright. Berman also serves as a producer for the highly anticipated new Spike Lee-Denzel Washington collaboration Highest 2 Lowest, which recently received its first teaser trailer. In a statement accompanying the announcement of Left Seat, Berman expressed his enthusiasm for the film’s two leads, saying that working with Rodriguez and Gere is a “dream come true.” There is currently no official release date for Left Seat.
Left Seat’s Michelle Rodriguez Returns as Letty in Fast X: Part 2
In addition to her upcoming film, Left Seat, Rodriguez is also set to reprise her role of Letty Ortiz in Fast X: Part 2, which is expected to land in theaters sometime in 2026. Fast X: Part 2 will serve as the final installment in the franchise. However, the status of the film’s production has been a source of contention and it appears that filming hasn’t begun yet for the highly anticipated conclusion, according to a previous report. Fast X star Alan Ritchson told Screen Rant back in February that the upcoming sequel is experiencing filming delays due to scheduling conflicts, which could mean a possible release date delay for Fast X: Part 2 if production continues to stall.
Rodriguez’s co-star in Left Seat, Gere, can be seen right now in the Paramount+ With Showtime series, The Agency, which recently wrapped its first season in January. Gere stars alongside a star-studded cast which includes the talents of Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Katherine Waterson, and Jodie Turner-Smith. The Agency turned out to be a hit for Paramount+ and Showtime and was renewed for a second season. There is no official release window for The Agency Season 2.