A massive ensemble cast, led by Tom Hardy, has been lined up for the Vietnam war movie “The Things They Carried” which hails from director Rupert Sanders (“Ghost in the Shell,” “Snow White and the Huntsman”).
Joining Hardy will be Tye Sheridan (“Ready Player One”), Stephan James (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Bill Skarsgard (“IT”), Pete Davidson (“The King Of Staten Island”), Ashton Sanders (“Moonlight”), Martin Sensmeier (“The Magnificent Seven”), Moises Arias (“Monos”), and Angus Cloud (“Euphoria”) with more to come.
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Scott B. Smith (“A Simple Plan”) will pen this adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tim O’Brien’s acclaimed collection of stories about the platoon of young soldiers of Alpha Company and their experiences on the front lines.
Trekking from village to village amidst chaos and confusion, the young men struggle to navigate a growing labyrinth of physical, mental, and emotional terrains as they battle for the survival of their sanity, innocence, and each other. Hardy, Dean Baker and David Zander will produce.
MadRiver will sell the tile this week at the AFM ahead of a planned early 2021 shoot in Thailand. Sanders most recently directed Apple TV+’s upcoming drama series “Foundation” based on the Isaac Asmiov novels, while Smith is serving as co-showrunner with the “Westworld” team on the new series “The Peripheral”.
Source: Deadline
