Sean Bean will join Scarlett Johansson and Ewan McGregor in the cast of "The Island" for director Michael Bay according to Reuters.
The DreamWorks project centres on a harvested being who becomes self-aware and tries to escape the utopia where he lives. Bean, best known for his role Boromir in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and most recently starring in "National Treasure", will take on the part of Merick, the chief antagonist. Bean next appears in "Flightplan" opposite Jodie Foster. He recently completed the lead role in "The Dark", playing opposite Maria Bello Thanks to 'Waggy'.
