Los Angeles, Jun 10: "Beauty and the Beast" star Luke Evans has joined the cast of Netflix's comedy "Murder Mystery". The 39-year-old actor joins Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in the film, which will be helmed by Kyle Newacheck from a script by James Vanderbilt, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The story is about a New York cop (Sandler) and his wife (Aniston), who become prime suspects in the murder of an elderly billionaire while vacationing in Europe.

The film marks Sandler's sixth collaboration with Netflix, while it is for the first time Aniston is working with the streaming giant. Evans will also be seen in horror-thriller "Ma", starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer.