Laurence Fishburne has signed up to join Paul Walker in Millennium Films
The Death and Life of Bobby Z, says Variety.
The feature, helmed by , the story of a first-rate loser who cops a plea with the DEA requiring him to pose as the legendary surfer-drug dealer Bobby Z in a hostage swap with a Mexican drug lord.
When the feds' ruse goes awry, the fake Bobby Z goes on the run, with the 6-year-old son of the real Bobby Z in tow. Fishburne will play the DEA agent.