Priyanka Chopra has landed the female lead opposite Chris Pratt in Universal's Cowboy Ninja Viking.
The Quantico star will play the love interest of Pratt in the big-budget tentpole that is in preproduction.
The film is being directed by Michelle MacLaren (Game of Thrones) from a screenplay by Dan Mazeau, Ryan Engle, Craig Mazin, Paul Wernick and David Reese. Based on the Image Comics graphic novel by A.J. Lieberman and illustrator Riley Rossmo, the story revolves around a counter-intelligence unit formed by psychotherapist Dr. Sebastian Ghislain, who transforms agents known as Triplets, a reference to multiple personalities. Pratt is playing a formidable agent with the fighting skills and personalities of a cowboy, a ninja,and a viking.
She will play play Sara Nix, a psychologist who's assigned to monitor Duncan (Chris Pratt) and who may or may not develop feelings for him despite the professional nature of their relationship"
Universal has carved out a June 28, 2019, release date for the film.
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