Irish movie star Colin Farrell has signed to star in a new movie about
the war in Iraq.
Farrell will appear alongside Charlize
Theron, Ralph Fiennes and Willem Dafoe in The Hurt Locker, which tells
the story of an ill-fated bomb disposal unit.
It will be directed by Katherine Bigelow, who co-wrote the screenplay
with war correspondent Mark Boal. Shooting will begin later this year
(07).