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Idris Elba to star in `Alive Alone`

Actor Idris Elba has been cast as the male lead in thriller `Alive Alone` to play an ex-detainee of Guantanamo Bay.

Los Angeles: Actor Idris Elba has been cast as the male lead in thriller `Alive Alone` to play an ex-detainee of Guantanamo Bay.The 41-year-old actor is replacing Matthias Schoenaerts, who was originally slated to play the lead character Jamal in the film, said The Hollywood Reporter.
The `Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom` actor will star alongside `Avatar` actor Sam Worthington and Noomi Rapace, who starred in the Swedish adaptation of `Girl with the Dragon Tattoo`. Rapace, who is the executive producer of the film plays a prostitute in the thriller. `Alive Alone` is the directing debut for Khurram Longi.