Proud Mary (Sony Pictures) Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Neal McDonough, Danny Glover Proud Mary is an upcoming American action-thriller directed by Babak Najafi, from a screenplay written by John S. Newman and Christian Swegal. Wikipedia Initial release: January 12, 2018 Director: Babak Najafi Production company: Screen Gems Screenplay: John S. Newman Cinematography: Dan Laustsen Producers: Paul Schiff, Tai Duncan