Rapper Ludacris & sportsman-turned-actor Terry Crews are teaming up to star in adaptation of African-American folk story John Henry. Crews will play “steel-driving man” Henry, while Fast & Furious star Ludacris, real name Christopher Bridges, will portray the gang leader.

Jamila Velazquez, Ken Foree, Tyler Alvarez, and JJ Soria will also appear in the movie. Henry reportedly worked as a “steel-driving man” on the railroad tunnels in the early 1900s. His story has featured in a number of songs, videos, games, books, shows, and films, with Danny Glover playing him in TV special “Tall Tales and Legends” in 1986.