'War Horse' Star Jeremy Irvine to see Youthful Colin Firth

Jeremy Irvine, star of Steven Spielberg's approaching drama "War Equine," remains cast in "The Railway Guy," a drama being directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. The project is founded on a memoir by Eric Lomax that tales his experience concentrating on Japan's Dying Railway throughout World War Ii as well as the lady he loved. Japan forced crooks of war to use round the railway, which connectsBangkok regarding the is becoming Yangon, Myanmar. Lomax will be a British officer through the war, and was tortured with the Japanese to become a spy. Later around, Lomax looked for to locate among his torturers. He can also be referred to byColin Firth inside the film.The script was co-written byFrank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson, who's also creating via his Archer Street Productions with Chris Brown of images in Paradise and Bill Curbishley. Lionsgate gets the U.K. rights which is handling worldwide sales. Liongate U.K.'s Zygi Kamasa will executive produce.Irvine is presently in production on director Mike Newell's"Great Anticipation," through which he'll star as Pip opposite Take advantage of Fiennes and Helen Bonham Carter. He's completed "Now's Good," oppositeDakota Fanning, Paddy Considine and Olivia Williams.In Dreamworks'"War Equine," that is released in December, Irvine plays Albert, whose beloved equine emerges for the cavalry through the First World War. Though too youthful to enlist, Albert heads for the battlefields to be able to save his equine friend. The film is founded on the Tony Award-winning play.Irvine is represented by CAA,Hatton McEwan inside the U.K. and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams & Hurwitz. The Hollywood Reporter