Nash Edgerton and brother Joel will star together in a new film about hunting down Osama bin Laden. Picture: Rohan Kelly Source: The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph reports
Nash Edgerton will step out from behind the camera with a role in Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow's next film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
It will be Edgerton's first Hollywood acting role and he will star alongside none other than his brother Joel, who recently finished filming Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby.
Entertainment Weekly reports Edgerton will play a Navy SEAL in the film, which begins filming in India next month.
Edgerton is best known as a stuntman who has worked on the Star Wars prequels and The Matrix trilogy.
He directed his debut feature The Square in 2008, co-written and co-produced with Joel.
Through their company Blue Tongue Films the brothers are also responsible for the critically acclaimed Animal Kingdom and a series of award-winning short films.
Edgerton recently acted in short film Bear, which played at Sundance, but Bigelow's as yet untitled film will be his first Hollywood acting role.
It will follow the now famous SEAL Team 6 unit in the lead up to killing Osama bin Laden.
The international thriller comes after the success of her last film The Hurt Locker, which won multiple Oscars including best picture and best director.
The Edgerton brothers will co-star with Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Mark Strong, Kyle Chandler and Jennifer Ehle.
The film has a December 19 release date.
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