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Samuel L. Jackson to Star in Iraq War Movie

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Samuel L. Jackson in an earlier war-themed movie, Paramount’s “Rules Of Engagement” (2000).

BBC: Actor Samuel L Jackson is to star in a new film exploring the aftermath of the Iraq war, it is reported.

The 57-year-old star will play an army medic who has difficulty resuming his normal life in Home of the Brave, says Hollywood newspaper Daily Variety.

The project has yet to secure a distributor, but is scheduled to begin filming in Morocco next month. | story

Truthdig says: This is one of the first big-budget films to deal with the ongoing conflict.

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