Mad Men might be over, but we haven’t seen the last of Jon Hamm. The actor has joined Baby Driver, the new film from Edgar Wright.
The casting was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, which noted that Hamm will play one of the main villains.
Baby Driver centers on a near-mute getaway driver who has a soundtrack that helps him be the best in his field. He is forced to work for a crime boss, putting his life and love interest in serious danger. Hamm will play a member of the crime boss’ group, a cop killer who used to work on Wall Street.
Wright quickly decided last year to make this film after leaving Marvel’s Ant-Man. He cast The Fault In Our Stars’ Ansel Elgort in the lead role and Cinderella’s Lily James is playing the love interest.
Working Title and Nira Park are producing the film, which is being financed by TriStar and Media Rights Capital.
Hamm is coming off his Emmy win for Mad Men’s final season on his eighth and final nomination for playing Don Draper. He also won a Golden Globe for the show’s first season.
On the movie side, Hamm is known for his role in The Town and also voiced a character in Minions. He is currently making Keeping Up With The Joneses with Zach Galifianakis, Isla Fisher and Gal Gadot.
As for Wright, he’s best known for Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.