Sweetwater receives CA Tax Credit

Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling’s ‘Gray Man’ Receives $20 Million California Tax Credit

Netflix’s action-thriller “Gray Man”starring Chris Evans and Ryan Goslinghas been selected for a $20 million production tax credit allocation by the California Film Commission.

The credit for “Gray Man,” with Joe and Anthony Russo directing, was by far the largest amount unveiled Monday among the $50 million in conditional allocations for nine film projects. That list includes $8.4 million for an untitled Jordan Peele project, $2.5 million for the Octavia Spencer sci-fi thriller “Invasion,” $2.3  million for the Jessica Chastain drama “Losing Clementine,” and $1.4 million for the sports drama “Sweetwater” about the first African American player in the NBA.

“Gray Man,” announced last month, is based on a series of best-sellers from Mark Greaney. Gosling will portray an ex-CIA operative who becomes a killer for hire and is pursued by a former colleague, played by Evans. Joe and Anthony Russo are directing and producing through their Agbo company.