Golden Globe winner Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation, Luther, Avengers: Infinity War) has joined Ricky Staub’s feature directorial debut Ghetto Cowboy, Variety has confirmed.
Ghetto Cowboy is written by Staub and Dan Walser (The Reclamation of David Simms) with Elba set to produce via his Green Door Pictures banner.
Elba is also in pre-production on his upcoming Netflix comedy TV series Turn Up Charlie.
Last month, Elba joined the cast of the Fast and Furious spinoff Hobbs and Shaw opposite Dwayne Johnson (Skyscraper) and Jason Statham (The Meg) as the movie’s main villain.