00:00The internet's latest boyfriend has landed his next role.
00:03Barry Keoghan is set to star in Amos Saddam, the new film from Chernobyl director Johan Renk
00:08about the final days of Saddam Hussein. Keoghan will play an American soldier tasked with guarding
00:13the Iraqi dictator in the months before his trial and execution. The film is based on the best-selling
00:19book The Prisoner in His Palace, Saddam Hussein, His American Guards, and What History Leaves Unsaid.
00:24Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Renk said he hoped to capture the film in a really immersive,
00:29authentic way without any of the typical tropes of a war movie. The role of Saddam has not been cast,
00:34but Renk said he was looking for a really good actor from the region who speaks Arabic and can
00:39authentically embody the role. The director added of Keoghan, Barry has proven himself time and time
00:44again to be an actor who is adept at playing really complex characters. Keoghan has been the talk of
00:49the town since his starring role in Emerald Fennell's controversial Salt Burn. The role earned him an
00:55Oscar nomination for his performance, with the internet going wild as well. Keoghan has been
00:59having fun with all the attention, even posing in a series of thirst traps for the dating app Bumble
01:04just in time for Valentine's Day. For more on the story and casting, head to THR.com.
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