The Gray Man 2 Could Be The Sequel Natalie Portman Never Made
Warning: SPOILERS for The Gray Man
If Sierra Six (Ryan Gosling) and Claire Fitzroy (Julia Butters) return forTheGray Man 2, it could be the equivalent of the sequel that Natalie Portman never made. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, The Gray Man is the biggest action movie ever on Netflix. Adapted from the novel by Mark Greaney, The Gray Man centers on Gosling's Sierra Six, an elite special operative who gets hunted by the CIA and their hired gun, Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans), after he uncovers evidence of corruption by higher-ups in the Agency. Complicating Six's plight is Lloyd kidnapping Claire Fitzroy, the young niece of Six's mentor, Donald Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton). With the help of Dani Miranda (Ana de Armas), Six has to rescue Claire and Donald as well as fight off Lloyd and hordes of mercenaries.
Elements of Claire's story in The Gray Man echo Luc Besson's 1994 cult classic Léon: The Professional. Released as The Professional in the United States, the film is about an Italian «cleaner» (i.e. a hitman) named Léon (Jean Reno) who befriends a 12-year-old named Mathilda (Natalie Portman). When Mathilda's abusive father is murdered by corrupt DEA agents led by Norman Stansfield (Gary Oldman), she comes under a reluctant Léon's care. Mathilda learns the basics of how to be a «cleaner,» and they take on Stansfield and his DEA agents together. Tragically, Léon is killed but Mathilda vows to carry on and become a cleaner in his memory. Leon: The Professional was Portman's first starring role and established her as a formidable actress at a young age. Luc Besson planned a sequel called Mathilda for when Portman was older but internal strife with Besson's production company prevented it from being made. Instead, Besson's
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