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J.K. Simmons will join Mark Wahlberg in 'Patriots' Day'.
The 61-year-old actor has boarded the cast of the movie, which tells the true story of the terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon that rocked America on April 15, 2013.
The film is set to chronicle the events that surrounded the bombing which took place at the finish line of the race, when two pressure cooker bombs exploded.
Peter Berg will direct the drama, in which Simmons will play Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese of the Watertown Police Department, who joined the huge manhunt for suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and distinguished himself in combat after the horrifying terrorist attack.
Wahlberg is playing a composite of various Boston Police Department officers who were central to the case.
Meanwhile, Berg is thrilled to get the veteran actor on board.
He said in a statement: "Beyond his considerable talents, J.K. Simmons is a person who respects the solemn trust that these real-life heroes are putting in our hands. This is an actor who will represent the role in the best way possible."
Simmons won an Oscar in 2015 for 'Whiplash' and spent the rest of the year filming 'The Meddler' with Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne, which is due out in April.

Harvey Weinstein has joked Oscars host Chris Rock will "annihilate" Hollywood at the ceremony on Sunday (28.02.16).
The 63-year-old producer has urged people not to boycott the Academy Awards because he thinks the comedian will use his wit and take aim at actors, movie makers and industry big-wigs for "the first 20 minutes", following the row over the lack of diversity in the nominees list.
The 'Carol' producer said: "I just can imagine Chris Rock's opening remarks. If anybody's [planning on] boycotting the Oscars, don't, because Chris Rock is gonna annihilate every one of us [leaders of Hollywood studios/distribution companies] in the first 20 minutes of the show, and it will be well worth watching. It will be an Oscars to remember."
Despite his comments, Harvey knows how it feels to want to speak up against the prevalent lack of multiculturalism across the film industry and stood against it in his own way, by releasing three films about ethnic diversity in one year as an experiment of sorts.
He told The Hollywood Reporter: "It's that voice, actually, that gets people motivated. because you don't want the boycott. That's how people use their personal power to force change. So I look at that and go, 'Great,' because everybody's thinking about that now.
"I thought about it a couple of years ago because it had bugged me over the years that the films that I did about ethnic diversity never got anything. So I said, 'I'm gonna stack the deck for myself: I'm gonna put out 'The Butler', 'Mandela' and 'Fruitvale Station' in the same year.'
"We got one nomination."
Because of the #OscarsSoWhite row, stars such as Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith aren't attending the glitzy bash in Los Angeles and rapper Snoop Dogg slammed the Oscars, saying he won't be tuning in.

Sir Elton John's long-awaited biopic will be an "exaggerated, magnificent" version of the star's life.
A movie about the life and career of the 68-year-old pop legend has been in the pipeline for over two years - with rumours circulating in 2013 that Tom Hardy would play the singer - and his filmmaker husband David Furnish has teased that the project will veer towards a "magnificent" and theatrical extravaganza, rather than a straight biopic.
He revealed: "We are putting together our financing... It's a musical fantasy biopic. It's very much an exaggerated, magnificent version of Elton's life as it might have happened so we very much want the right partners and finance in place to do the job properly."
The couple are keen to give the project the right treatment and are currently working to raise funds to kickstart the movie.
David added to E! Online: "It's an ongoing process raising money for a film and we also want to make it in the way we feel it needs to be made."
The 'Rocket Man' singer has enjoyed a spectacular career and based on what David has said, his colourful personal life - including his marriage to Renate Blauel from 1994 to 1988, his estrangement from his mother Sheila Farebrother, and his difficult relationship with his father Stanley Dwight, who died in 1991 - may take a back seat in favour of his glittering success.
Elton married David, 53, in 2014 and the couple have sons Zachary, four, and Elijah, two, who were born via a surrogate.

Billy Bob Thornton is tipped to play Steven Avery in a movie adaptation of 'Making a Murderer'.
The 60-year-old actor is favourite to play the accused murder suspect, whose story has been retold by Netflix in one of the most talked about documentary series of recent times.
Steven was exonerated after spending nearly two decades in prison for a crime he did not commit, and filed suit against his jailors, but shortly afterwards he was accused of the murder of 25-year-old photographer named Teresa Halbach.
And chances of Billy landing the role currently stand at 9/2, according to odds given by Irish bookmaker BoyleSports, though he also faces competition from 'Pineapple Express' actor Danny McBride.
Aoife Heffron, from BoyleSports said: "It is clear the world has been gripped by the case of Teresa Halbach and Steven Avery and a motion picture seems likes the next port of call given the success of the Netflix series with Danny McBride and Billy Bob Thornton early favourites to play Steven.
"'Making A Murderer' had everyone glued to their screens as they tried to figure out if Steven Avery was innocent or guilty."
If industry insiders are to be believed, the Netflix series could be turned into a film for release by 2020.
'The Hateful Eight's Jeff Bridges is also in the running with 9/1 odds.
Meanwhile, 58-year-old Daniel Day Lewis, John Travolta and Sean Penn are listed, although they're outsiders with just a 50/1 shot.

'Rocky' actor Tony Burton has died.
The 78-year-old actor - best known as Apollo Creed's trainer Tony 'Duke' Evers, in the first six 'Rocky' movies alongside Sylvester Stallone - passed away on Thursday (25.02.16), his sister Loretta Kelley, confirmed to MLive.com.
Loretta revealed her brother had been admitted to hospital many times recently but had not yet been diagnosed.
Because of his ill-health he didn't take part in the latest 'Rocky' movie, the Oscar-nominated 'Creed', which tells the story of Apollo's son.
Loretta said: "There's a scene in the restaurant of that movie where his picture is on the wall. We didn't talk about 'Rocky' a lot. I mean we were excited, but other people were more excited. Whenever he would come home other people would just come over."
Co-star Carl Weathers took to Twitter to pay tribute, writing: "Sad news. RIP Tony Burton. His intensity and talent helped make the Rocky movies successful. #BePeace (sic)."
His former classmate Gerald Moore added: "It's just like someone in my own family passed. Whenever we got together we would reminisce on old times."

Jack Black treated 20 children to a preview of 'Kung Fu Panda 3' at his house.
The father-of-two stars as panda bear Po in the animated franchise and hosted a movie screening for the kids because his sons, nine-year-old Sammy - who voiced a part of a bunny rabbit - and Thomas, seven, wanted to see it with their friends before it came out in the US.
Asked whether Sammy and Thomas are thrilled their dad plays the lovable martial arts master, the Hollywood star said: "Yes! We had a little preview just for the boys and they got to invite about 20 kids from their school. It's a fun thing to share with them.
"My eldest boy got to play one of the bunny rabbits. He's really stoked about it."
The 46-year-old comedic actor - who is married to musician Tanya Haden - also admitted he is inspired by Po to stay young at heart and says the bear even reminds him of himself at times.
He told Britain's OK! magazine: "Po's like a younger version of me - naive in a way. Children have this love and passion for whatever they're interested in, and in Po's case it's Kung Fu. You don't want to lose that part of yourself, the kid that just wants to do things because they are fun."
In 'Kung Fu Panda 3' - which is released across the rest of the world in March - Dustin Hoffman reprises his role as Master Shifu, Angelina Jolie is back again as Master Tigress and Jackie Chan is back as Master Monkey among other returning cast members.

Pamela Anderson has teased she could have a part in the 'Baywatch' movie.
The 48-year-old actress starred in the TV drama series as blonde bombshell lifeguard C.J. Parker and has revealed she might make an appearance, if a better offer than has already been presented is put on the table.
Despite rejecting film bosses the first time around, she teased: "I haven't turned it down completely yet. But I have turned down what they offered me. We'll see what happens ... I haven't even read the script. I have no idea what it's about."
Pamela has been replaced in the 2017 movie as C.J. by fellow blonde stunner Kelly Rohrbach, and seemingly hated the idea of the remake which also stars Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Zac Efron, when it was announced last year.
She said: "No one appreciates the remakes."
But she now considers the title a "homage" to the series, which ran from 1989 to 2001, and admits it would be an "honour" to be a part of it because it played a huge part in her life and career.
She told ET Canada: "'Baywatch' was such a huge part of my life. And really they're trying to do an homage and you know it's an honour to have them to want me to be a part of it so bad."

Viola Davis won't be attending the Oscars this Sunday (28.02.16) - but she insists her no-show is not a deliberate snub over the diversity row.
The 'Suicide Squad' star is disappointed by the lack of ethnic actors and filmmakers in the nominations list for the 88th Academy Awards ceremony but she is not snubbing the ceremony in Los Angeles to make a point like Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, it simply clashes with her travel plans.
Viola - who revealed she wasn't going in an interview with SiriusXM Radio - blames the "Hollywood movie making system" and the lack of films featuring people of colour for the awards being so white rather than the Academy.
Speaking to the station, she said: "You need people who are in a position of power to green light movies that have us in them. That's the only way that things are going to change - to have more projects out there. Listen, if you have 200 movies that are mainly Caucasian and two movies that are black, then we're still going to be in the same boat.
"We have to step up to the plate too. We have to see movies like 'Selma'. We have to see movies like 'Dope'. We have to see movies like 'Beasts of No Nation'. You gotta support those different voices out there. Listen, Hollywood, at the end of the day, looks at the box office. You know, we're consumers."
Viola has been vocal about opportunities for women of colour since her Emmy win in September 2015, when she took home the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as character Professor Annalise Keating, Esq. in 'How to Get Away with Murder'.
She delivered a poignant acceptance speech that called for the recognition of the importance of characters that "redefine what it means to be a beautiful, sexy, a leading woman".
Viola was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2008 for her portrayal of Mrs. Miller in 'Doubt' and in 2012 she was up for the Best Actress Academy Award for her performance in 'The Help'.

'X-Men: Apocalypse' star Tye Sheridan is to play the lead role of Wade Watts in Stephen Spielberg's 'Ready Player One'. The 19-year-old actor will join Ben Mandelson, who plays Nolan Sorrento, and Olivia Cooke, who will portray a Canadian blogger name...