Apple Original Films and Skydance are continuing to build on their strong ties with another star-studded project as sources tell Deadline the two are partnering on the action-adventure tentpole Mayday with Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh starring and Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley directing. Sources tell Deadline the script has been done for some time, well before the WGA Strike started.

The feature is based on an original pitch from Goldstein and Daley, who came to Skydance earlier this year with the idea and had been developing prior to Apple’s involvement. Once Reynolds showed interest in April to join the pic, Mayday started gaining serious momentum and while a start date is still undetermined, seems likely this could be the next thing Reynolds shoots.

The logline is being kept under wraps.

Hailing from a first-look partnership between Apple and Skydance Media, Mayday will be produced by Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger alongside Reynolds, Ashley Fox, Johnny Pariseau and Patrick Gooing for Maximum Effort. In addition to writing and directing, Goldstein and Daley will serve as producers. Carin Sage will oversee the project for Skydance.

The film also reunites Apple with Reynolds, who starred in the hit Christmas musical Spirited, which bowed on Thanksgiving. It also starred Will Ferrell and at the time was the biggest film to premiere on Apple TV+. He also has strong ties with Skydancem which produced his hit Netflix sci-fi adventure The Adam Project.

Reynolds is filming Deadpool 3 for Marvel Studios, and his Paramount pic Imaginary Friends is set to bow next year.