Rawson Marshall Thurber to direct Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Chastain's The Division'

Filmmaker Rawson Marshall Thurber has replaced David Leitch as the director for The Division, starring Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal.Thurber, known for movies like Central Intelligence 2016, and Skyscraper 2018, will also pen the script with Ellen Shanman.According to Deadline, Leitch recently exited the project over scheduling issues.

Filmmaker Rawson Marshall Thurber has replaced David Leitch as the director for ''The Division'', starring Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Thurber, known for movies like Central Intelligence (2016), and Skyscraper (2018), will also pen the script with Ellen Shanman.

According to Deadline, Leitch recently exited the project over scheduling issues. However, the filmmaker will continue to serve as a producer of the movie.

Based on the best-selling video game, ''The Division'' is set shortly where a pandemic virus is spread through paper money on Black Friday, decimating New York City and killing millions. By Christmas, what is left of society has descended into chaos. A group of civilians, trained to operate in catastrophic times, is activated in an attempt to save who and what remains.

Chastain and Gyllenhaal will produce the movie through their banners Freckle Films and Nine Stories, respectively, alongside Leitch and Kelly McCormick's 87North Productions and Thurber's Bad Version.

Netflix acquired film rights to the game after the package was put on the market back in summer 2019 following a heated bidding war for the property.

Thurber is currently working on the streamer's upcoming action feature ''Red Notice'', starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Ryan Reynolds.