"Lost" star Daniel Dae Kim cast in "Deathgames"

Actor Daniel Dae Kim in a file photo.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Daniel Dae Kim, one of the stars of "Lost," has booked his first post-series film gig. He is joining Samuel L. Jackson and Kellan Lutz in the action thriller "Deathgames."

The story centers on a young man (Lutz) who is kidnapped by a sadistic mastermind (Jackson) and forced into a modern gladiator arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.

Kim is playing a fellow prisoner, an artist who happens to be a master of kendo (samurai-style sword fighting), a skill that comes in handy when he competes for his life and his wife's.

Shooting begins next month in Louisiana. Visual effects veteran Jonah Loop is making his directorial debut with the indie film.

Kim, who is wrapping up the sixth and final season of ABC's "Lost," filmed a cameo in "The Adjustment Bureau," Universal's upcoming thriller starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.