Golden Globe winner Idris Elba will star in the survival thriller "Beast" for Universal Pictures with Baltasar Kormakur directing and producing.

The plot details for "Beast" are being kept under wraps, but the film is based on an original idea from writer Jaime Primak-Sullivan. "Rampage" screenwriter Ryan Engle wrote the script.

Will Packer and James Lopez will serve as producers through their Will Packer Productions banner. Kormákur will produce via his RVK Studios with Primak-Sullivan executive producing. Matt Reilly, Universal’s Executive Vice President of Production, along with Creative Executive Tony Ducret will oversee the feature on behalf of the studio.

Source: Press Release