Universal Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to the Untitled Angelina Jolie-Luc Besson Drama, which will be the next project for both of them.

No story details have been revealed at this time. The movie is said to be a dramatic action thriller. It is being compared to Luc Besson's earliest work, such as The Professional and The Fifth Element. Universal is calling it a return to form for the director.

Angelina Jolie is headlining this untitled project. No character details have been revealed as of yet. She will shoot the movie before going to work on Gertrude Bell and the Untitled Kay Scarpetta Project.

No release date for the Untitled Angelina Jolie-Luc Besson Drama has been set, but shooting will begin early in the new year.