Posted: Mon., Aug. 21, 2006, 9:00pm PT

Thesps gang up on U pic

Ejiofor, Common line up for 'Gangster'

Chiwetel Ejiofor and the rappers Common, TI and RZA have been set for "American Gangster," the Ridley Scott-directed drama for Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment.

Ted Levine, John Ortiz and Yul Vazquez have also been set to round out a cast topped by Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Brian Grazer will produce with Scott.

The Steve Zaillian-scripted drama revolves around the empire of Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas, which involved smuggling heroin in the bodybags of U.S. soldiers killed in Vietnam.

Ejiofor recently starred opposite Washington in Imagine's "Inside Man."


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