Sam Worthington is set to star in Netflix's mid-flight heist movie, "Lift." File Photo by Paul Treadway/UPI
Director F. Gary Gray holds a replica plaque during an unveiling ceremony honoring him with the 2,665th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on May 28, 2019. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI.
Jean Reno arrives backstage after the MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin in 2009. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI
Jacob Batalon attends the premiere of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" in Los Angeles in 2021. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Kevin Hart arrives on the red carpet the Netflix's "True Story" New York screening in 2021. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
June 10 (UPI) -- Avatar icon Sam Worthington has joined the ensemble of The Italian Job director F. Gary Gray's next movie, Lift.
Netflix said Thursday the cast will also include Jean Reno from Da 5 Bloods, Jacob Batalon from Spider-Man: No Way Home and Burn Gorman from The Offer.
Kevin Hart and Gugu Mbatha-Raw were previously announced to star in the action flick.
"An international heist crew is recruited to prevent a terrorist attack, and must pull off the heist on a plane mid-flight," a synopsis said.
Gray's other films include Friday, Set it Off, The Negotiator, Law Abiding Citizen, Straight Outta Compton and The Fate of the Furious.