Yahoo Movies Idris Elba lands next lead movie role
Idris Elba has landed his next lead movie role in an action-thriller titled Hammer Down.
Directed by James Gunn’s former assistant Simon Hatt, who also wrote the screenplay, the film is based on Hatt's own short. Hatt previously served as co-producer on Suicide Squad and executive producer on Guardians Of The Galaxy (via Deadline).
According to the synopsis, Idris Elba's Mac "is the best at what he does, driving a big rig truck across the country with a 'no questions asked' policy about the goods he transports. When he takes his tenacious teenage daughter along for a job, they are tracked and attacked by a relentless group of criminals that will stop at nothing to secure the consignment he has been entrusted to deliver.
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"Pursued by merciless killers and with the police hot on their trail, Mac and his daughter must work together to prevent the cargo falling into dangerous hands and survive to live another day.”
Elba and Gina Carter are set to produce under the 22 Summers banner alongside Charles Roven and Madison Weireter, who are producing for Atlas Entertainment.
Meanwhile, Elba recently announced a new project for the BBC. The actor is set to front a powerful documentary about knife crime in the UK.
Currently titled Idris Elba: A Year of Knife Crime, the documentary will follow the Luther actor as he takes a look at "the reality of knife crime and examines potential solutions to solve the crisis".
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Speaking about the project, Elba said in a statement: "So many people dismiss knife crime as something that doesn’t affect them, assuming it’s a black and brown urban and gang-related problem – but this couldn’t be further from the truth.
"White, middle-class and rural areas are also affected, perpetrators are getting younger and fear is spreading.
"I hope our film goes some way towards changing these stereotypes and getting everyone to engage with one of the biggest challenges of our time. For me, it’s been a tough year – but I’m hopeful."
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