Harrison Ford has found his first film following the incredible success of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” as he has signed on to star in the spy thriller “Official Secrets” alongside Paul Bettany, Natalie Dormer, Martin Freeman and Sir Anthony Hopkins, it was announced Thursday.
Justin Chadwick (“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”) will direct the film, which will be produced by Elizabeth Fowler (“Devil’s Knot”).ย Production is slated to start in May in the U.K.
“Official Secrets” is based on a true story chronicled in the best-selling book “The Spy Who Tried To Stop A War: Katherine Gun and The Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion.”