“The Fault in Our Stars” actor Ansel Elgort to topline “Baby Driver”

PanARMENIAN.Net - “The Fault in Our Stars” actor Ansel Elgort has closed a deal to star in Edgar Wright’s “Baby Driver,” sources confirm, according to Variety.

Plot follows a talented, young getaway driver who relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. After being coerced into working for a crime boss, he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom. Wright will write and direct “Baby Driver,” with Working Title principals Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan producing along with Nira Park through her Big Talk Productions. David Beaubaire and Nicole Brown are overseeing for TriStar.

“Baby Driver” will see a 50/50 financing split between MRC and TriStar, with TriStar handling worldwide distribution.

Variety was the first to report that Elgort was in early discussions to star in the high-octane thriller. The 21-year-old thesp needed to work out his schedule for the next “Divergent” film, “Allegiant,” before officially signing on for “Baby Driver.”

Working Title has previously worked with Wright on several features, including his comedy “The World’s End,” and Hollywood has been eagerly awaiting his next project since he exited “Ant-Man” last summer. Rothman has also had a long-standing relationship with Wright and fought hard to land “Baby Driver.”