Chiwetel Ejiofor Joins In 'Serenity' Cast

[Tuesday, June 1st, 2004]
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Dirty Pretty Things) is to star in Serenity, which is Joss Whedon's feature film version of his canceled television series "Firefly," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The concept revolves around an ensemble of characters who are galactic outcasts 500 years in the future. The film centers on a captain and the crew on his transport-for-hire spaceship, Serenity. When they pick up two passengers, they find themselves caught between a military force and cannibalistic savages.

Ejiofor is the first actor to sign on to the "Firefly" feature who did not appear in the TV series, which had a brief run on Fox in fall 2002. He will play a character known as the Operative, an assassin and tracker who speaks with eloquent sophistication.

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