Peach Buzz: T.I. Wanted for Role on the Big Screen

Atlanta rapper T.I. is in final negotiations to possibly co-star in Screen Gems' upcoming heist drama "Bone Deep," according to the film's Atlanta-based producer.

Will Packer, who soon will begin filming "Obsessed" in Los Angeles with Beyonce Knowles, says he is in the "final stages" of a deal to have T.I. join his "Bone Deep" cast. The film, which will star Matt Dillon and Idris Elba, involves a planned robbery that Packer has described as a kind of cross between "Heat" and "Ocean's Eleven."

"Bone Deep," tentatively set for 2009 release, could be filmed this fall. Atlanta is under consideration as a location, Packer says.

T.I., the multimillion-selling Grammy winner born Clifford Harris Jr., recently has been fulfilling obligations of at least 1,000 hours of community service following his guilty plea to three federal firearm violations charges.

T.I.'s last film was the Oscar-nominated "American Gangster" with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.