Watchmen’s Jeremy Irons joins Netflix’s Munich adaptation

Watchmen‘s Jeremy Irons has signed up for Netflix’s film adaptation of bestselling thriller novel Munich.

He might be joined by 1917 star George MacKay and Mute actor Jannis Niewöhner within the movie, which is predicated on Robert Harris’ 2017 novel of the identical identify, writes The Hollywood Reporter.

Set in September 1938, Munich takes place on the level when Europe was on the point of conflict. With Adolf Hitler (Martin Wuttke, who additionally performed Hitler in Inglourious Basterds) getting ready to invade Czechoslovakia, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (Irons) is determined to discover a peaceable answer.

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This leads British civil servant Hugh Legat (MacKay) and German diplomat and member of the anti-Hitler resistance Paul von Hartmann (Niewöhner) to journey to Munich to attend an emergency convention.

Hugh and Paul have been good associates at Oxford University within the days earlier than Hitler rose to energy however have not seen one another for six years.

Their reunion sees them embroiled in a political plot as they attempt to work out a method to keep away from conflict, with the way forward for Europe hanging within the steadiness.

The British-German solid can even embrace The Crown star Erin Doherty, Downton Abbey‘s Robert Bathurst, Babylon Berlin star Liv Lisa Fries and A Hidden Life‘s August Diehl. Bad Banks actor Marc Limpach and Toni Erdmann star Sandra Hüller can even star.

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The Crown director Christian Schwochow will helm the film whereas The Hollow Crown developer Ben Power has tailored the novel into the film’s script.

David Kosse, who leads Netflix’s worldwide movie division, informed The Hollywood Reporter that Munich is “emblematic of the kind of movie the group has been looking to make since I joined”.

“They are European-set, multilingual films that feature a strong cast, strong directors, intellectual property that has some value across territories. We are looking to create movies of a certain scale out of Europe that can travel,” he mentioned.

Munich is in manufacturing now and is due for launch on Netflix in 2021.

All episodes of Watchmen can be found on Sky Catch Up and NOW TV.

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