EXCLUSIVE: Poppy Delevingne (Riviera) is to co-star opposite Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) in biopic The Chelsea Cowboy, based on the life of actor, gangster and lothario John Bindon.Suicide Squad and Hobbs & Shaw star Idris Elba has boarded the production as executive producer.Delevingne will play the role of aristocrat, model, actress and original IT girl Lady Victoria Hodge, who provided Bindon with access to the high life the working class boy craved.
The glamorous couple endured a thirteen-year tumultuous relationship that defined Bindon’s life and serves as the backbone of the story.UK outfit Moviehouse is repping world sales on the film at Cannes.
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