Oscar-winning musician and actor Common will star in the revenge thriller “Quick Draw,” producers announced Monday.
Harris Goldberg (“The List”) will write and direct the project, which is set on the mean streets of Los Angeles. Principal photography will begin this summer.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing the film with Content Media’s Tom Butterfield and David Greenblatt, through his Greenlit Creative company.
In addition to producing “Quick Draw,” Content Media is handling worldwide sales, while CAA will handle USA.
Common won an Oscar and Golden Globe for his song “Glory” from the 2014 film “Selma,” in which he co-starred as civil rights leader James Bevel.
The performer, who most recently starred in “John Wick: Chapter 2,” has also appeared in “Suicide Squad,” “Run All Night,” and “Now You See Me.” He also starred as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western television series “Hell on Wheels.”
“Harris has such an incredible vision for this film that this collaboration is particularly exciting for us,” di Bonaventura said in a statement. “The narrative he creates is incredibly rich and while intense action defines this movie, the story is also very much character driven.”
Common is represented by CAA, his manager Derek Dudley, and his attorney David Fox.
Harris Goldberg is represented by David Greenblatt’s Greenlit Creative; law firm Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer Austen Mandelbaum Morris & Klein; and Spitfire Entertainment.