Denzel Washington, 'Blind Side' director team for cop thriller

Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington is set to star in Warner Bros. cop thriller.

The film will be penned by the ‘The Blind Side’ writer-director John Lee Hancock. Denzel will play the role of Deke, a burned out but gifted Kern County deputy sheriff who teams with a crack Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detective, Baxter, to capture a serial killer.

Hancock, who is behind the recent release ‘The Highwaymen’, is also being eyed to helm the project.

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Denzel was most recently seen in Sony's ‘The Equalizer 2’. He will also be seen donning the directorial hat for ‘A Journal for Jordan’ starring Michael B. Jordan.