Zachary Levi to Transform Into Federal Agent for Guantanamo Bay Drama

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Taking on the role of federal agent Neil Buckland, the 'Shazam!' actor will join the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Jodie Foster in Kevin Macdonald's 'Prisoner 760'.

December 31, 2019

AceShowbiz - "Shazam!" star Zachary Levi is turning into a federal agent to feature in director Kevin Macdonald's real-life Guantanamo Bay legal thriller.

The actor has signed on to join Benedict Cumberbatch, Jodie Foster, and Shailene Woodley in "Prisoner 760", based on "Guantanamo Diary", the memoir of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held for years without charge or trial in the notorious U.S. military detention camp in Cuba.

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Foster and Woodley will portray Slahi's defence attorneys Nancy Hollander and Teri Duncan, who uncover a far-reaching conspiracy as they help him seek justice, with the help of military prosecutor Lieutenant Stuart Couch, played by Cumberbatch.

Levi has been cast as Couch's old friend, federal agent Neil Buckland, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Production is currently underway in South Africa.

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