The 36-year-old actor has been tapped to play Dr Alexander Murry, a physicist and the father of Storm Reid's Meg, in the film adaptation of 1962's classic children's book by Madeleine L'Engle, reported Deadline.
Meanwhile, "Belle" actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw is on board to portray Meg's mother Dr Kate Murry.
She is a microbiologist who, along with her husband, comes up with the idea of the wrinkle in time.
Chris and Gugu will join the cast that currently has several A-list actresses on the line-up.
Ava DuVernay will sill sit behind the lens for the upcoming movie from a script written by "Frozen (2013)" co-writer Jennifer Lee. Filming on the fantasy film is slated to kick off next month in Los Angeles for a 2018 release.
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