Yahoo Movies Barry Keoghan lands next movie role in Chris Hemsworth thriller
Barry Keoghan has lined up his next movie opposite Chris Hemsworth.
According to Deadline, the Saltburn actor is in negotiations to appear in director Bart Layton's adaptation of Crime 101 – a crime novel written by Don Winslow in 2021.
Marvel duo Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo were confirmed to be leading the project earlier this month, after Pedro Pascal dropped out due to scheduling.
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Plot details on Crime 101 are yet to be revealed, but Winslow's original story sees Detective Lou Lubesnick investigating a string of jewel heists across the Pacific Coast, which are believed to have links with the Colombian cartels.
Lubesnick smells another angle though, zeroing in on a possible suspect looking for one last big score.
The film is written and being directed by Bart Layton.
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News of Keoghan's involvement comes in the wake of him explaining why he left the cast of Gladiator 2. At the time, reports claimed that the Irishman had chosen to commit to his latest movie Bird instead.
"I am a massive fan of Gladiator and a massive fan of that cast. It's a shame you can't do both. But that happens in this game. You can't do both. It always happens. Shooting in two different countries as well makes it really difficult," he told IndieWire.
Bird, which also stars Franz Rogowski, Nykiya Adams, and Top Boy's Jasmine Jobson, is currently sitting at 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, after initially debuting at 100%.
Meanwhile, White Lotus star Fred Hechinger has replaced Keoghan in the role of Emperor Geta in Gladiator 2. Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn and Connie Nielsen will also feature in the film.
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