# Idris Elba To Star In & Direct Action-Comedy ‘In Laws’; A Higher Standard Launching For AFM

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/idris-elba-to-star-in-a-higher-standard-launching-for-afm/
- Published: 2026-11-06T22:15:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T23:38:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/idris-elba-to-star-in-direct-action-comedy-in-laws-1237216006/
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Entertainment, Europe, Film, World

## Key points

- Idris Elba will star in and direct *In Laws*.
- Filming is set to start in Spain in March 2027.
- The action-comedy pairs a disgraced agent with a rookie.

## Summary

Idris Elba will star in and direct the action-comedy *In Laws*, which production and sales company A Higher Standard is taking to the American Film Market. Filming is scheduled to begin in Spain in March 2027, with further casting under way.

Elba plays Carson Hughes, a blacklisted secret agent seeking redemption who must work with a by-the-book rookie to stop a deadly plot. Their race against time is complicated by a wedding neither can miss. Elba will also produce with Gina Carter; A Higher Standard is handling worldwide sales, and the screenplay is by Jeffrey Greenstein and Eshom and Ian Nelms, based on an original script by Adrian Speckhert and Cory Hughes.

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