Margot Robbie and Olivia Wilde team up for Avengelyne – report

Margot Robbie and Olivia Wilde are set to join forces for a new project inspired by a comic book character.

The stars are set to respectively produce and direct Avengelyne, a movie based on the comic book creation by Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld.

According to Deadline, Wilde is on board to direct, and LuckyChap Entertainment is set to produce.

LuckyChap is a Los Angeles-based production company, founded in 2014 by Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara and Sophia Kerr.

The company describes its focal point as female-focused film and television productions.

So far, it has produced films and TV series including I, Tonya, Dollface, Promising Young Woman, Saltburn and Barbie, the highest-grossing movie of 2023.

Rumours that Robbie is also to star as Avengelyne, an angel who fights the forces of evil, have been denied by sources close to the actor.