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McAvoy and Penn Join Redford's Conspirator

Source:Variety
September 13, 2009


James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn are set to star in the Robert Redford-directed The Conspirator, reports Variety.

The project, scheduled to start filming in October, is a period drama based on true events following the assassination of President Lincoln.

Wright Penn will play Mary Surratt, the only woman among a group charged with conspiring to kill the president. McAvoy will play Frederick Aiken, an idealistic young war hero who reluctantly defends Surratt and in the process comes to believe she is innocent.

James Solomon wrote the script.

COMMENTS (3)

Posted by:
Randy Fulcher
September 14, 2009
What are the odds he ends up sleeping with her?
Posted by:
Shadowcat
September 14, 2009
I love James McAvoy. He is a very talented actor. He is especially good in period films like Atonement. I plan to see this movie when it is released.
Posted by:
Edward Tudor
September 14, 2009
I thought it's Sean Penn too...and I thought it's a cold war story

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