Mark Wahlberg in Talks to Replace Chris Evans in Paramount’s

Mark Wahlberg is in talks to exchange Chris Evans in Paramount’s “Infinite,” a reincarnation thriller from director Antoine Fuqua, a person with data of the undertaking tells The Wrap.

Evans, who boarded the undertaking earlier this 12 months, dropped out as a result of scheduling points together with his Apple TV sequence, “Defending Jacob.”

“Infinite” is predicated on D. Eric Maikranz’s 2009 novel “The Reincarnationist Papers,” which facilities on the Cognomina, a secret society of people that possess whole recall of their previous lives. A troubled younger man haunted by reminiscences of two previous lives stumbles upon the centuries-old society and decides to hitch their ranks. The script is being tailored by Ian Shorr.

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“Infinite” is being produced by John Zaozirny alongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian at Di Bonaventura Pictures. Rafi Crohn is the manager producer.

Production on “Infinite” is scheduled to start this fall and Paramount has set a launch date of Aug. 7, 2020.

Most lately, Wahlberg appeared within the Paramount comedy “Instant Family.” Wahlberg additionally headlined the “Daddies Home” household comedies, and two of the “Transformers” installments for the studio.

Wahlberg is repped by WME and Levinson Management. Fuqua is repped by CAA.