Back in October,
news broke that
Blood Diamond star Djimon Hounsou would be starring in the upcoming film
Elephant White, and now, the film has a director. According to
THR, Thai director Prachya Pinkaew, who directed
Ong Bak and
Chocolate, will make his English-language directorial debut with the film, which also stars Kevin Bacon. Based on a script by Kevin Bernhardt, the film stars Hounsou as a mercenary whose old friend (Bacon) poses an allegiance that can’t be trusted. Filming begins shooting in Thailand next month, but in the meantime, audiences can expect to next see Hounsou (pictured above) in
The Tempest, which co-stars Helen Mirren and Russell Brand and will be released next year. Stay tuned for more updates on this one.
