Jack O’Connell has won the role of Louis Zamperini in the Angelina Jolie-helmed UNBROKEN.
Alexander Dreymon and Dane DeHaan also tested for the role in the film, which follows the true story of Louis Zamperini, a former Olympian, and his two crewmates when their plane crashes at sea during World War II and floats adrift for 47 days until capture and sent to a POW camp by the Japanese Navy. Mick Garris, Matthew Baer and Erwin Stoff will produce.
O’Connell, who last year starred in “Tower Block” and “The Liability”, is currently filming Noam Murro’s “300: Rise of an Empire”. He is repped by CAA.
Source: Deadline
