Anthony Maras will direct the film.
AB Wire
Dev Patel will play the lead role in the film ‘Hotel Mumbai’ based on the terrorist attacks on the Taj Mahal hotel and other places in Mumbai.
Armie Hammer will also star in the film, reported the Hollywood Reporter. Australian actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey will also play a key role in the film. Cobham-Hervey is known for her role in Sundance stand-out 52 Tuesdays.
The film is based on the 2008 attack on the Taj Mahal hotel in India, where a four-day siege by Islamic militants left 160 people dead and dozens injured.
Anthony Maras will direct from a script he co-wrote with Master and Commander scribe John Collee.
Basil Iwanyk is producing through his Thunder Road banner alongside Arclight’s Gary Hamilton and Mike Gabrawy. Andrew Ogilvie and Julie Ryan will also act as producers, with Kent Kubena and Jonathan Fuhrman executive producing, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Last month, the Weinstein Co. acquired Hotel Mumbai at the Cannes Film Festival.