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Barry Keoghan is set to star in 'Amo Saddam,' the new film from 'Chernobyl' director Johan Renck about the final days of Saddam Hussein. Keoghan will play an American soldier tasked with guarding the Iraqi dictator in the months before his trial and execution. The film is based on the best-selling book 'The Prisoner in His Palace: Saddam Hussein,' 'His American Guards,' and 'What History Leaves Unsaid.'

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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.

01:10And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.

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