Radcliffe to play drug smuggler

London, Oct 21: Actor Daniel Radcliffe will play a drug smuggler in the action-thriller "Beasts of Burden".

Shooting will start in late November in Savannah, reports variety.com.

Swedish filmmaker Jesper Ganslandt is directing from a script by Adam Hoelzel. The story focuses on a pilot who runs drugs across the border and must evade the Drug Enforcement Administration and drug cartels.

Radcliffe was most recently seen in "Swiss Army Man" and "Now You See Me 2." His upcoming films include "Imperium".