Rapper Common to star with Mary Elizabeth Winstead in All About Nina

Rapper Common has booked his next acting role in dark comedy All About Nina.

The Glory hitmaker will star alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the film about a burgeoning stand-up comedienne, who has a disastrous personal life. Common will play a character named Rafe, who helps Winstead's character Nina deal with her past, according to Deadline.

The semi-autobiographical film will serve as screenwriter Eva Vives' directorial debut. She will also produce the project, which co-stars Beau Bridges, Kate Del Castillo, and Chace Crawford.

Common has starred in several films including Suicide Squad, John Wick: Chapter 2, and Wanted.