Micheal Pena ("Gone in 60 Seconds") has come aboard to star opposite Orlando Bloom in Working Title Films' "The Calcium Kid," in which he will play world champion middleweight boxer Jose Mendez.

The actor, repped by Innovative Artists and Sager Management, will segue into the project after he wraps a supporting role in the indie feature "Love Object."

Upcoming projects for Pena include Miramax Films' "Buffalo Soldiers" and the indie "United States of Leland."