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Viggo Mortensen starrer 'Captain Fantastic' ropes in 6 young actors

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Viggo Mortensen starring drama movie 'Captain Fantastic' has added six young actors to the cast, it has been revealed.

A worldwide search was undertaken to cast Mortensen's kids and Scottish BAFTA winner George Mackay, Annalise Basso, Samantha Isler, Aussie Nicholas Hamilton, Shree Crooks and newcomer Charlie Shotwell were chosen for the role, Deadline.com reported.

The drama project is about an idealistic father who returns to society from living off the grid for a decade in the Pacific Northwest with his children.

Meanwhile, Shivani Rawat and Nimitt Mankad's from ShivHans Pictures have come aboard to finance and produce the drama with Lynette Howell and Jamie Patricof's Electric City Entertainment.

 

The movie will be directed by Matt Ross and the filming is scheduled to begin in July.

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First Published: Jun 28 2014 | 2:40 PM IST

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