Hollywood star Idris Elba will play the lead role in the upcoming film Bang from production company Dark Horse Entertainment. Directed by Bullet Train filmmaker David Leitch, the film is based on the comic book series by Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres.
The film is part of Dark Horse Entertainment’s extended partnership with streaming platform Netflix.
According to a press release issued by the streamer, the stylish spy thriller will be written by Kindt and Zak Olkewicz. “When a terrorist cult sets out to start the apocalypse with a series of novels intended to brainwash its readers, the world’s most notorious spy is sent to track down and kill the author responsible,” the plot says.
Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg are producing the project for Dark Horse Entertainment along with 87 North and Elba’s Leitch and Kelly McCormick.
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