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The story revolves around a group of hitmen whose victims are sent from the future, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Ram Bergman will produce the project, which is expected to begin shooting in 2009.
Johnson's previous film Brick, a modern-day spin on the noir genre, was released in 2005.
His new movie, conman comedy The Brothers Bloom, will arrive in cinemas early next year.
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