BABY DRIVER Star Ansel Elgort to Play Young John F. Kennedy in MAYDAY 109

As Baby Driver hits theaters this week Ansel Elgort is preparing to be the focus of a lot of attention. But now Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Elgort has been cast to play young president John F. Kennedy Jr in Mayday 109. The movie is based on the true story of the future American president’s service as a Navy captain during Word War II.

There is currently no director attached but producers are beginning to look for one. The screenplay is written by Samuel Franco & Evan Kilgore. The plot is described as follows:

Mayday 109 focuses on JFK’s extraordinary real-life nautical adventures as the captain of a PT boat that was attacked and sunk by a convoy of Japanese destroyers. This led to the young Kennedy’s involvement in one of the most dramatic rescues in Naval history. 

Producer  Basil Iwanyk said Elgort is exactly who they were looking for:

“We could not be more excited about Ansel coming aboard,” said Iwanyk. “Not only is he a tremendous actor, he embodies the charisma, athleticism and looks of a young JFK. We love that this is not a biopic nor a film about politics. This is simply a riveting and unbelievable tale that very few people know – about a young man who was a hero long before becoming the iconic 35th President of the United States. With Ansel, we’ve found our perfect JFK.”

There is no release date as of yet, but will likely be within the next 2 years.