Samantha Barks cast in `A Hundred Streets`

Los Angeles: Actress Samantha Barks is set to star in `A Hundred Streets`, alongside Gemma Arterton and Idris Elba. The 23-year-old actress, who starred in `Les Miserables` in 2012, will appear in the London-based drama directed by Jim O`Hanlon, suggest reports.

The film will also feature performances from Charlie Creed-Miles, Ken Stott, Steven Mackintosh, Tom Cullen and Emma Rigby. Barks has been cast in the role of Lotte, the former love interest of rich playboy Jamal (Adam Bakri). `A Hundred Streets` has been scripted by Leon Butler and is shooting now in London. It has been confirmed that the film will be released in 2015.