David Duchovny joins indie submarine thriller PHANTOM

David Duchovny has joined the cast of Phantom, an indie submarine thriller. Variety reports that the X-Files actor will star opposite Ed Harris, William Fichtner and Natascha McElhone. The film takes place on "a Soviet submarine during the Cold War," and will be shot on location in Long Beach, Calif., in October. Phantom will be direced by Todd Robinson (Lonely Hearts) from a script he wrote.

Duchovny will play the "leader of the Soviet Special Forces team aboard the submarine, whose mission is cloaked in mystery." Andy Garcia was attached to star inn the part, but had to drop out. The film is being produced by John Watson, Pen Densham and Julian Adams. RCR Media Group principals Rui Costa Reis and Eliad Josephson are exec producing. Phantom gained RCR Media came as co-financier and producer in August. The film is set to be distributed domestically by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisition Group.

Duchovny finished the fifth season of Showtime's Californication and starred in the indie film Goats earlier this year with Vera Farmiga, Ty Burrell, Keri Russell and Minnie Driver. This sounds like a cool story. What are your thoughts on this casting news?