Deadline is reporting that Jennifer Aniston (Cake) and Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) are set to star in The Yellow Birds, a war drama based on the best-selling novel.
The film, based on Kevin Powers’ novel, was originally slated as a project for Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game), however it now seems that Huston is stepping into that particular role. Tye Sheridan (X-Men: Apocalypse) and Alden Ehrenreich (Blue Jasmine) are also aboard the film, which is being directed by Alexandre Moors (Blue Caprice).
The story follows “two young soldiers who become friends in boot camp and the elder (the 21-year-old Ehrenreich) promises to take care of his buddy (Sheridan), but it becomes increasingly difficult in wartime.” Huston plays Staff Sgt. Sterling while Aniston will play the younger boy’s mother.
Huston joins the film after his involvement in the remake of The Crow fell through due to co-producers Relativity Media going bankrupt earlier in the summer. He also plays the legendary title character in the new version of Ben-Hur, set for release in 2016.
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Originally published October 8, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
