"Rush Hour" producer Arthur Sarkissian and China's Bruno Wu are producing the movie, reported Variety.
The script is written by Richard Wenk, whose credits include "The Equalizer" and "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back".
The movie will be similar in tone to Luc Besson's 1990 actioner "La Femme Nikita.
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