Woody Harrelson to star in Iraq War Drama from Rob Reiner, 'Shock and Awe'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Woody Harrelson is one of our most underrated actors and brings spectacle to every performance he’s done; according to The Playlist, Harrelson will join legendary director Rob Reiner for his new film Shock and Awe. Reiner hasn’t had a box office hit since the 1990s and his most recent string of films include Indies that just have mostly been misfires. Luckily though for Reiner, his next film is titled LBJ and stars Harrelson as Lyndon B. Johnson. Harrelson must’ve had a great time with the director and that is why he’s teaming up with him once again.

            Shock and Awe is being written by the same writer as LBJ, Joey Hartstone and the film will follow a group of war journalists during the Iraq war who question the Bush administration’s position that Saddam Hussein is sitting on a cache of weapons of mass destruction. The premise sounds extremely promising and Harrelson also joins James Marsden in the initial casting for this film. It sounds like it could even be the next Spotlight which won Best Picture at this past year’s Academy Awards.

            Harrelson will be seen this year in LBJ as well as indie flicks, Wilson and The Edge of Seventeen. He’s also set to appear in four high profile movies in 2017 including The Glass Castle alongside Brie Larson and War for the Planet of the Apes.