Mel Gibson, Colin Farrell to star in 'War Pigs'

Press Trust of India  |  Los Angeles 

Actors and are all set to star in the action "War Pigs".

To be directed by Tommy Wirkola, the is set around the World War II and follows a group of ex-marines who team up to get revenge on a drug cartel that murdered one of their friends and stole their drug money.

Gibson, 62, will play The Pastor while Farrell, 42, will portray Drex in the whose script has been penned by and John Niven, reported Deadline.

The project will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, along with and

Gibson, meanwhile, is all set to direct World War II "Destroyer", featuring in the lead.

will be next seen in Steve McQueen's "Widows" and the Tim Burton-directed "Dumbo".

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First Published: Wed, August 01 2018. 09:45 IST