The 'Friends' alum is attached to star as a mother to a young guy while the 'Boardwalk Empire' is stepping on the role previously eyed by Benedict Cumberbatch.
- October 7, 2015
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Jennifer Aniston and Jack Huston have officially signed on for Iraq war drama "The Yellow Birds". According to Deadline, Aniston and Huston will join the likes of Tye Sheridan and Alden Ehrenreich in the cast of the movie which is being developed at Cinelou Films.
It was first announced at Cannes with Benedict Cumberbatch, Sheridan and Will Poulter starring and David Lowery directing. However, Cumberbatch, who was up to portray Sgt. Sterling, has dropped out of the project and the role is now taken by Huston. Meanwhile, Aniston will play the mother to Ehrenreich's character. Lowery also turned down the directing job and the movie ended up being helmed by Alexandre Moors.
"The Yellow Birds" follows two young soldiers who become friends in boot camp and the elder (the 21-year-old Ehrenreich) promises to take care of his buddy (Sheridan), but it becomes increasingly difficult in wartime.
Aniston has a quite busy schedule. She is currently filming Garry Marshall's star-studded dramedy, "Mother's Day (2016)", where she stars opposite Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis.
Huston is best known for his role as hitman Richard Harrow on "Boardwalk Empire". He was last seen in "Kill Your Darlings" and "American Hustle" and will next be seen in "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", in which he stars alongside Lily James.
