Luther star Idris Elba is going behind the lens to direct his first movie, an adaptation of the Victor Headley crime novel Yardie.
Yardie tells the story of D, a cocaine courier tasked with smuggling a kilo of the drug from Jamaica to London in the 1980s. However, D sees a business opportunity for himself en route.
US film industry website Indiewire reports that it is possible that Elba may also take the lead role in the film, which is due to go into production by the end of the year.
Elba has racked up over a dozen credits as a producer, including Luther and the films Beasts of No Nation and No Good Deed.
Idris Elba in Beasts of No Nation
The actor will next be seen on cinema screens in Star Trek Beyond, in which he plays the villain Krall. The sci-fi adventure opens in cinemas on July 22.
Idris Elba's Krall gets to grips with Chris Pine's Captain Kirk in Star Trek Beyond
Elba has been one of the numerous actors linked with the vacant James Bond role. The next 007 movie is due to go into production soon.
