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Idris Elba to take 'Losers' role

Published Wednesday, Apr 1 2009, 13:06 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Idris Elba to take 'Losers' role

WENN

The Wire star Idris Elba is in talks to appear opposite Jeffrey Dean Morgan in DC Comics movie The Losers.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the British actor is eyeing the role of Roque, a black ops commando. The thriller centres on a group of Special Forces agents who seek revenge against the government that betrayed them.

Sylvain White (Stomp The Yard) will direct the movie from a script by Zodiac writer James Vanderbilt.

Elba's recent big screen roles include Guy Ritchie's Rocknrolla and horror film The Unborn. He is currently appearing in The Office as a Dunder-Mifflin executive.
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