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Alan Ritchson To Play Navy Seal Mike Thornton In Vietnam War Film

"Reacher" star Alan Ritchson has signed on to star in Amazon MGM Studios' upcoming Vietnam war film directed by Patrick Hughes ("The Hitman's Bodyguard", "The Expendables 3") from a script co-written by Mark Semos, Ritchson and Jason Hall ("American Sniper"). Ritchson and Hughes have already worked together on the upcoming sci-fi action thriller "War Machine".

The untitled Amazon MGM Studios movie follows NAVY Seal Mike Thornton during the final days of the Vietnam War as he leads a desperate last stand after five soldiers become stranded behind enemy lines in North Vietnam. Outnumbered by 150 enemy troops, they fight through relentless enemy fire before making a harrowing retreat into the South China Sea. With both a gravely wounded lieutenant and fellow soldier tied to him, Thornton swims for hours through hostile waters to reach safety, an act of valor that earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor.

The film falls under Ritchson's three-picture acting deal with the studio. Producers include Sylvester Stallone through Balboa Productions, Hidden Pictures' Todd Lieberman and Alex Young, Alan Ritchson's AllyCat Entertainment, and Alan Rautbort.

Ritchson recently finished filming "The Runner", co-starring Owen Wilson, the Amazon action comedy "Playdate" with Kevin James and Amazon's holiday family comedy "The Man with the Bag" opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is currently in production on season four of "Reacher", and will also reprise his role in the untitled eleventh installment of "Fast and Furious". His latest movie "Motor City", which also stars Shailene Woodley and Ben Foster, recently premiered at TIFF.

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Dylan O’Brien In Talks To Star In Peter Farrelly's Vietnam War Film

Dylan O'Brien ("Maze Runner") is in talks for the lead role in Peter Farrelly's Vietnam War movie. The film is based on the book "The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger Than War" by Joanna Molloy and John "Chickie" Donohue.

The screenplay will be adapted by Farrelly and Brian Currie, the co-writer of "Green Book", and Pete Jones ("Hall Pass"). The cast already includes Viggo Mortensen in a supporting role, and Thomasin McKenzie ("Jojo Rabbit") is being eyed for the film's female lead.

David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger and Andrew Muscato will serve as producers. The project is being overseen at Skydance by Granger, Goldberg and Aimee Rivera.

Dylan O'Brien can next be seen in two Paramount films, the sci-fi flick "Infinite" and the adventure comedy "Monster Problems".

Here is the book's synopsis:

"'The Greatest Beer Run Ever' is the astounding true story of a young man's odyssey. On these pages we accompany Chick Donohue as he takes us on a fantastic voyage from the streets of Manhattan via the high seas to the jungles and cities of Vietnam at the height of a war fought mostly by forgotten blue collar kids. Back in 1968, Donohue was a man on a singular mission - to prove to the soldiers and Marines from the neighborhood that they were not forgotten and never would be. On the way, Donohue lets no obstacle get in his way - not bemused military officials startled by his presence in a combat zone nor Viet Cong rocket fire. This book is both a testament to the fading notions of loyalty and brotherhood and an elegy for the working class enclaves that once formed the backbone of a city and nation.".

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