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Published 16:48 IST, November 3rd 2020

Tom Hardy, Stephan James, Bill Skarsgard and others to star in upcoming Vietnam War movie

Tom Hardy, Stephan James, Tye Sheridan, Pete Davidson, Stephan James and more acclaimed actors have joined a movie based on the Vietnam war. Know details.

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The Things They Carried is a recently announced independent movie. It is based on Tim O’Brien’s acclaimed collection of stories about a squad of young soldiers and their experiences on the front lines during the Vietnam War. The adaptation will be directed by Snow White and The Huntsman helmer, Rubert Sanders. The ensemble cast has grabbed much attention.

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Tom Hardy, Tye Sheridan, & others in the Vietnam War movie

Deadline has revealed the ensemble cast of The Things They Carried. The Vietnam war movie will feature Oscar-nominee Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road), Golden Globe-nominee Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk), Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One), Bill Skarsgard (IT Chapter One & Two), Pete Davidson (The Suicide Squad), Ashton Sanders (Moonlight), Martin Sensmeier (The Magnificent Seven), Moises Arias (Monos), and Angus Cloud (Euphoria). The in-demand young talent line up has excited the audiences and more names are said to be joining the project.

Oscar-nominated screenwriter, Scott B. Smith will work on the script adaptation of Tim O’Brien’s stories, alongside Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. The project is expected to begin filming in Thailand in early 2021. It is bankrolled by Tom Hardy’s production company Hardy Son & Baker and LA-based production and rep firm MJZ with the latter’s David Zander producing alongside Hardy and Dean Baker. Amy T. Hu of MJZ will serve as an executive producer.

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💥New project💥 Tom hardy will play one of the main roles in a film about the Vietnam war called " the Things They Carried "("What they carried with them"). According to "Deadline", the project will also involve several other famous actors: Logan Lerman, Tye Sheridan, Bill Skarsgard, Pete Davidson, Moises Arias, Angus Cloud. The film will be directed by "Ghost in the shell" Rupert Sanders. The film will be based on the short story collection of the same name by journalist and writer Tim O'brien. It was released in 1990 and won the National book critics circle Award, and was named the " Book of the century "by the New York Times. In the center of the story will be several young soldiers from the company "alpha", who participate in the Vietnam war. The author of the book also participated in it and was called up for service at the age of 20. Tom hardy's company, Hardy Son & Baker, is responsible for production. Filming will begin in early 2021 in Thailand. . . . #tomhardy #filmmaking #project #TomHardy #newworldorder

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Pulitzer Price-finalist Tim O’Brien served in Vietnam in the late 1960s and the course of his experiences through his work. In The Things They Carried, which is frequently taught in middle and high schools across America, he tells the story of the young men of Alpha Company, a unit of soldiers sent to fight on the ground during the War. Amidst the chaos and confusion, the young men trek from village to village and struggle to navigate a growing labyrinth of mental, physical and emotional terrains as they fight for the survival of their innocence, sanity and each other.

In 1990, the book won the National Book Critics Circle Award and has been named a New York Times Book of the Century. The stories within the collection have been previously adapted for stage and once for the screen in the 1998 movie A Soldier’s Sweetheart starring Kiefer Sutherland. Producer Zander optioned the book from Tim O’Brien and has been developing the project for a number of years. It is said to be an important upcoming film.

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16:48 IST, November 3rd 2020