Actor Taron Egerton is the latest to join the cast of Kockroach, fronted by Channing Tatum and Zazie Beetz. The Kingsman actor replaces Oscar Isaac in the film, who has exited the project due to scheduling conflicts.

An adaptation of the novel by William Lashner who wrote it under his pen name Tyler Knox, Kockroach revolves around a mysterious stranger who takes on New York’s criminal elite, transforming himself into a larger-than-life crime boss in a city.

A crime drama, Kockroach is directed by Matt Ross (Captain Fantastic) with a screenplay from Jonathan Ames, known for Bored to Death and You Were Never Really Here. Andrew Lazar, known for producing films like American Sniper, is backing the project under his Mad Chance production banner.

The film is currently in pre-production with filming scheduled to start in February in Australia.

On the technical team, Kockroach has production design by Colin Gibson, cinematography by Adam Arkapaw and VFX Supervision by Jonathan Dearing.

Apart from the Kingsman films, Egerton is known for Rocketman, Black Bird and Carry-On. He was last seen in the Apple TV series Smoke and and crime drama She Rides Shotgun.