Washington DC, Jan. 22 -- Actor Mark Wahlberg and Riz Ahmed are set to star in the thriller 'The Big Fix' with Baltasar Kormakur helming the project, reported Deadline.

Guy Bolton and Justin Haythe are penning the script, with Kormakur producing along with Peter Chernin and David Ready for Chernin.

Inspired by a true story, 'The Big Fix' follows a former Interpol cop in a bureaucratic role at FIFA who uncovers an international match-fixing scandal and launches a high-stakes mission to stop whoever is behind it. His target: a passionate hustler who joins forces with Chinese Triads to earn millions rigging football games across the world. As they start to circle one another, a high-octane, globetrotting cat-and-mouse thriller ensues, pitt...