Jack O’Connell is to star alongside George Clooney in ‘Money Monster’.
The 24-year-old actor, who recently appeared in the Angelina Jolie-directed movie ‘Unbroken’, admits he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to star alongside the Hollywood icon, even if there’s a danger he’ll be typecast.
Speaking about his next acting job, O’Connell – who won the EE Rising Star award at the BAFTAs – said: "I might have done myself a bit of injustice in the next role because he’s an angry youngster again.
"But saying that it is New York, it is modern day, and it’s opposite George Clooney – so I wasn’t going to pass up that opportunity at the risk of seeming like a one-trick pony."
Jodie Foster is set to direct the much-anticipated film, which follows the fortunes of TV personality Lee Gates (Clooney), who offers money advice on his hit show.
O’Connell, meanwhile, has been cast in the role of Kyle Budwell, who is a struggling worker who hatches a kidnap plot to take Clooney’s on-screen character hostage live on air.
Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts has also been linked to a role in the film, which is set for release this year.
Jack O’Connell cast in Money Monster
