Whilst the rapper, also known as Curtis Jackson, teased that the collaboration would be "some heat" and "your TV will never be the same", there have never been any further confirmations as to what the series would be.
Well, it not only turns out that Jackson and Elba were working on a UK version of Jackson's hit Power series, but development on that has been paused to focus on upcoming show, Fightland.
He went on: "Then we started searching and searching when I found Howard [Charles], I was like ‘I got it’ because you need a star. You need a star to drive the project. When you got that, once I had someone who could carry the project who is a strong actor – I watch the dailies, the man is not dropping a line. It’s a different thing, the discipline is there and you see it."
The new series sees Top Boy star Howard Charles take on the leading role as former heavyweight boxing champion Duke, whose reaction in the aftermath of his brother's murder leaves him serving eight years in a US prison. Upon his release, he's intent on finding the man who he believes set him up, his former promoter Kingsley Marshall (Nicholas Pinnock).
"But Kingsley has vanished, leaving his children and wife, Joy (Deborah Ayorinde), who happens to be the love of Duke’s life, to pick up the pieces," the synopsis reads.
Speaking about his role, Charles described it as "just pure intensity". He explained: "I’m a pretty intense guy myself so it kind of suits me. I think the real heavy lifting came emotionally, every character asks something different of you, every character demands something of you.
He added: "I really felt for the guy, I felt his pain come off the page. I don’t know what that says about me but I wanted to jump in and take a deep dive. But it’s a very rich world, rich characters. When you’ve got power behind him like this, everything about it is a yes and it all makes sense.”
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