Roland Emmerich’s “Midway,” starring Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans and Nick Jonas, will open on Nov. 8, 2019 in wide release, Lionsgate announced Wednesday.
The action drama also stars Patrick Wilson, Ed Skrein, Aaron Eckhart, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid, Luke Kleintank, Keean Johnson, Etsushi Toyokawa, Tadanobu Asano and Jun Kunimura. Wes Tooke is writing the screenplay.
“Midway” will tell the story of the battle of Midway, as told through the perspective of the leader and the soldiers who fought the battle.
Emmerich’s most recent movie was “Independence Day: Resurgence,” which was released in 2016. Before then, he directed and produced “Stonewall” and “White House Down.” He is represented by Centropolis Entertainment, 42West and CAA.
So far, the only other film slated for the Nov. 8, 2019 release date is “Sonic the Hedgehog,” which will star Jim Carrey, James Marsden and Tika Sumpter.
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