Variety is reporting that Straight Outta Compton star Aldis Hodge is set to join Tom Cruise in the upcoming Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions sequel Jack Reacher 2.
Hodge, who played MC Ren in the N.W.A biopic, is set for an as-yet-unrevealed role in the sequel, which is being directed by Edward Zwick (The Last Samurai). Both Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) and Danika Yarosh (Heroes Reborn) are also in talks to appear.
Jack Reacher 2 will begin filming next month, and is slated for release on October 21st 2016.
