Butler, McConaughey & Worthington Tapped for "Thunder Run"

Stringing together an all-star ensemble, Gerard Butler, Sam Worthington and Matthew McConaughey have signed on to the CG 3-D action/thriller "Thunder Run."

Teaming up their talents for the Simon West film, the trio of Hollywood heavyweights are set to take the lead roles in the big screen adaption of the novel "Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie ?aims to recount the capture of Baghdad by American forces at the start of the Iraq War in 2003. The three-day assault was referred as a ?lightning strike? or thunder run.'"

Set to begin production in 2012, the picture will strive to "paint the harrowing picture of the soldiers on the front lines and the realities of modern warfare.?

Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/gerard-butler/butler-mcconaughey-worthington-tapped-thunder-run-556925

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