Jude Law is in final negotiations to join the cast of Susan Cooper, with Rose Byrne also signing on alongside confirmed stars Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham.

No specific plot details have been released, except that the story centers on the adventures of a top female secret agent, played by Melissa McCarthy. Jason Statham is playing the title character's spy colleague, although no details were given for Jude Law and Rose Byrne's characters.

Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) is directing from his own original screenplay and producing alongside his Feigco Entertainment partner Jesse Henderson and Chernin Entertainment's Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping. No production schedule has been released, but 20th Century Fox has already issued a May 22, 2015 release date.

Jude Law will next be seen in The Grand Budapest Hotel, which opens this weekend, and Dom Hemingway. Rose Byrne stars in the upcoming films Neighbors, X-Men: Days of Future Past and Annie.