Oscar Isaac joins Steven Spielberg's 'The Kidnapping of Edgardo Montara'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            It has been said since the release of The BFG that Spielberg might not have that same ability of filmmaking he had in the past, but he is still one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. After all, last year his latest drama, Bridge of Spies was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. Though it wasn’t able to take home the big prize, his supporting actor Mark Rylance walked away with an award and since then, he has joined two other Spielberg projects including The Kidnapping of Edgardo Montara.

            According to The Playlist, Oscar Isaac is set to join Rylance in the film. Isaac has quickly become one of the best actors around today working with big name directors like The Coen Brothers and JJ Abrams, as well as up and coming directors like Alex Garland and JC Chandor. Though he’s now known around the world as Poe Dameron in the Star Wars universe, he is one of the actors that could reach that upper echelon of talent in the coming years.

            The film is set in 1858 and is about a young Jewish boy who is taken from his home, raised Catholic and then becomes a priest. This isn’t the type of hard hitting subject matter that is foreign to Spielberg as he’s tackled other films like Munich and Schindler’s List in the past. The plan is for the director to finish filming Ready Player One and then start The Kidnapping of Edgardo Montara in early 2017. It is expected to be released around awards season as well.

            Oscar Isaac will be seen next in Alex Garland’s next film, Annihilation after working with him previously on the wonderful, Ex Machina. Also, he’s cast alongside Christian Bale in The Promise and even has a part in the ensemble film Suburbicon directed by George Clooney.