Bryan Cranston, best known for his portrayal of Walter White in the hit AMC crime drama series "Breaking Bad," is attached to star in the investigative thriller "The Infiltrator," Good Films and its sister development and packaging label George Films announced Wednesday, Oct. 8, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Based on Robert Mazur's autobiography of the same name, the movie - which is the first of Good Films' slate of seven big screen projects - will follow the story of Mazur (Cranston), a former customs and excise agent who goes undercover as Bob Musella to bust drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's money laundering system.

Brad Furman will direct the film and Ellen Brown Furman will adapt Mazur's autobiography for the screen.

Cranston's attachment to star in the film springs from a relationship that he and Furman developed while shooting the 2011 thriller "The Lincoln Lawyer," the London-based production company said.

Good Films' founder, Miriam Segal, will produce the movie, and Relativity International will present it to American Film Market.

"Brad and I have invested a great deal of time ensuring that the casting on this film is absolutely perfect, and we feel we've done just that," said Segal in a statement, according to Entertainment Weekly. "Bryan's talent is immeasurable, and he continues to demonstrate his versatility and skill as an actor. The Infiltrator is a film that demands a dynamic and complex leading man, and we could not be more excited to have him on board."

Martin Rushton-Turner, co-founder with Segal and senior financier of Good Films, said the slate of seven films, all developed by George Films, would fulfill the production company's mission to make "intelligent, quirky and original films with integrity," according to Variety.

Principal photography is set to begin in January on location in London, Paris and Florida. Since Mazur is a Tampa resident, "The Infiltrator" will be partially filmed there.

Shooting in the county seat of Hillsborough County, Fla. will start in February, according to the Tampa Hillsborough Film and Digital Media Commission, Tampa Bay Times reported.