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Weir Goes to War (WW II, that is) with Farrell, Sturgess
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Colin Farrell, rarely unemployed long, though looking a bit chilly while shooting In Bruges.
Variety reports that Peter Weir has cast Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan and Ed Harris in his upcoming film “The Way Back.” Weir wrote the script from Slavomir Rawicz’s memoir of the true-life tale of soldiers escaping from a Siberian gulag in 1942.
Variety says “Farrell plays a tough, tattooed Russian; Harris an American; and Sturgess portrays a young Polish inmate. Ronan will play a Russian on the run who meets up with the fugitives.” In other words, it’s one of those good ...
Sturgess, Ronan to join Weir's 'Way Back'
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Jim Sturgess and Saoirse Ronan are in talks to star in Peter Weir's fact-based drama "The Way Back." Colin Farrell and Ed Harris are in negotiations as well.
Written by Weir and based on the book by Slavomir Ravich, the film centeres on a group of soldiers who escaped from a Siberian gulag in 1940.
Variety offered some new information about who's playing who. Farrell is set to star as a tattooed Russian, while Harris is on board to play an American. Sturgess plays a Polish inmate, with Ronan starring as a Russian on the run.
Shooting is scheduled to start in March, with the film set for release in ...
Colin Farrell and Ed Harris Cast in 'The Way Back'
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Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess and Saoirse Ronan have been casted in The Way Back. According to Variety, director Peter Weir wrote the script based on a memoir by Slavomir Rawicz. Weir is producing with Joni Levin, Duncan Henderson, Nigel Sinclair and Scott Rudin. Keith Clarke, John Ptak and Guy East are executive producing along with Simon Oakes and Jonathan Schwartz. A fact-based story of a group of soldiers who engineered a grueling escape from a Siberian gulag in 1942. Farrell plays a tough, tattooed Russian; Harris an American; and Sturgess portrays a young Polish inmate. Ronan will ...
Four Join Weir For The Way Back
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... For The Way Back Looks like Master and Commander director Peter Weir is sticking with the serious side of film making. After a hiatus of five years, the director is back with a movie about some soldiers escaping a Siberian labor cam, and Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess and Saoirse Ronan all have faith that the director still has it. The film is called The Way Back and will follow the tribulations of three soldiers, played by Farrell, Harris and Sturgess. According to Variety , the cast will cross paths with a Russian, played by Ronan. Farrell will play a tattooed ...
Farell & Ronan Set To Star In Peter Weir's The Way Back
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Irish actors Colin Farrell and Saoirse Ronan are set to star in ‘The Way Back’, a World War II drama to be directed by Peter Weir (Master and Commander). Farrell who just received a Golden Globe for his performance in ‘In Bruges’ and is wrapping up film work on Neil Jordan's Ondine, Ronan was nominated for an Academy Award last year and also will star in the Peter Jackson directed ‘The Lovely Bones’ due for release in December 2009. The film is based on the memoir by Slavomir Rawicz about a group of soldiers trying to escape from a Siberian labor camp during World War II. Ed Harris and Jim Sturgess are also set to star in the ...
