Forest Whitaker Joins Tom Hardy in Netflix Crime Thriller ‘Havoc’

Variety is reporting that Forest Whitaker has joined Tom Hardy in the upcoming Netflix crime drama film “Havoc,” which comes from writer, director, and producer Gareth Evans.

In “Havoc,” after a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son, while unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city. Hardy’s casting was reported in February.

Whitaker won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for best actor for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland.” He currently stars in the Epix series “Godfather of Harlem” as legendary gangster Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson. The second season of the show will debut in April.