Forest Whitaker and Keanu Reeves Team for Film

Variety reports that the two stars will play members of a special unit of the Los Angeles police department (LAPD) in the new production from David Ayer.

Filming for The Night Watchman is set to begin on April 30 in Los Angeles.

For Whitaker, who recently won the best actor category at the Oscar ceremony, it will be his first film since The Last King of Scotland.