Mark Strong has entered negotiations for Grimsby.
Strong is in line to play Sacha Baron Cohen‘s brother in the upcoming spy comedy, reports Variety.
Grimsby centers around a smooth black ops agent [Strong] who is forced to go on the run with his long-lost brother, a football enthusiast [Cohen].
Cohen wrote the script with Phil Johnston, and is producing through his Four by Two banner alongside Eric Fellner of Working Title and Nira Park of Big Talk Productions.
Grimsby will begin shooting in the summer for release on July 31, 2015.
