"I have been offered to play Alex Cross and if that happens, I'm really excited about it," said Elba while speaking at the Ritz-Carlton in Boston on Aug. 9.
'Cross' will be the third Patterson novel to be turned into a movie. It's also the 12th of 16 books that Patterson has written on the character.
As you know Oscar winner Morgan Freeman previously played Cross in the two prior films, Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider.
Cross is described as an African-American detective and psychologist living and working in the Southeast quadrant of Washington, D.C. He works in the homicide division of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPD), but eventually becomes a Senior Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). After his stint with the FBI, Alex returns to private psychology practice, but continues to consult for the MPD and the FBI as needed, ultimately rejoining the MPD as a special consultant to the Major Case Squad.
He should be pretty familiar with this type of role considering recently he played Detective Chief Inspector John Luther for six episodes in the British psychological crime drama television series 'Luther.'
Elba is truly making his rounds in the movie circuit as we will get to see him in the comic book adaptation of Thor in 2011.
Do your thing Mr. Elba!
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