Later this year Jack O’Connell may go from promising up and comer to full-on movie star, thanks to his lead role in Angelina Jolie’s directorial outing, Unbroken. He’s already lining up major new roles that will take advantage of this new status, as TheWrap reports he’s set to star in Universal’s British spy thriller, Section 6.
Aaron Berg wrote the script, which centres on the formation of British spy agency MI6 during World War I. It also takes a look at the agency’s first director, Sir George Mansfield Cummings, who served as the inspiration for M in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels. No details have been given for Jack O’Connell’s character.
While the actor may seem a little young to be playing a spy, seeing as he’s only 23. It’s wasn’t actually that unusual at the time the movie is set.
No director is currently attached at this time, although the studio is planning to find one as soon as it can. It’s not clear when it will shoot.