If you need a solid pair of hands to deliver a genre film with a decent-sized budget that isn't going to set the critical world alight but can largely be relied on to do a solid turn at the box office, then Antoine Fuqua is one of the industry's most qualified candidates.
Disney Twitter can often be a wild and lawless place, one that throws up all sorts of unusual debates between fans of the Mouse House's back catalogue, but the most recent discussion to go viral is certainly one of the more wholesome.
Back when Jim Carrey was still regarded as one of the biggest movie stars on the planet, he almost had his thunder stolen from right under him by relative unknown Steve Carell as the two did battle to see who could chew on the most scenery in Bruce Almighty.
Production company EuropaCorp have long since become synonymous with mid budget action thrillers that tend to rope in a handful of big-name stars, the majority of whom are in the latter stages of their careers, to try and reinvent them as unlikely action heroes.
What happens when you take two of the most beautiful, popular and highest-paid stars in Hollywood, pair them up for a high concept blockbuster, sit back and watch the sparks fly? Well, it technically ended a marriage, but it also delivers an entertaining blast of big budget entertainment.
As you'll no doubt be aware by now, Mahershala Ali made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Blade in the second post-credits scene of Eternals, albeit in very muted fashion.
Production is now underway on the hotly-anticipated sequel to bruising Netflix smash hit Extraction, and the pressure is on for the return of Chris Hemsworth's Tyler Rake to deliver on expectations the first installment didn't have to contend with.
Given that the globetrotting heist caper became the most-watched original move in Netflix history after less than three weeks, as well as the first to ever rack up a cumulative total of 300 million hours streamed, Red Notice is estimated to have reached roughly 150 million subscribers since premiering.
Back in August, it was revealed that longtime friends and regular Marvel Cinematic Universe collaborators Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson would be re-teaming for the high concept pitch Ghosted, which was described as a romantic action comedy.
Even by his lofty standards, Dwayne Johnson is having a stellar year. His semi-autobiographical sitcom Young Rock was renewed for a second season, while Jungle Cruise performed well enough in theaters and on Disney Plus Premier Access to have a sequel given the green light less than a month after it released.