Jake Lacy to Star Opposite Kiefer Sutherland in Updated THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL at Showtime
Jake Lacy, who is known for his roles on The Office and I’m Dying Up Here, as well as his Emmy-nominated role on The White Lotus, and the recent limited series A Friend of the Family, has signed on to star opposite Kiefer Sutherland in an updated version of the story The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial at Showtime. The movie will be based on the 1953 play by Herman Wouk, itself an adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Caine Mutiny.
The original story follows a naval officer who stands trial for mutiny after taking command from a ship captain he feels is acting in unstable fashion, endangering both the ship and its crew. While the original is set during World War II, the new project is being updated by director William Friedkin, who said of the update:
“The original piece was written for WWII, and Wouk included all the pent-up anger in this country over Pearl Harbor. I’ve updated it so that is no longer Pearl Harbor. I’ve made it contemporary, involving the Gulf of Hormuz and the Straits of Hormuz, leading to Iran.”
A film based on the novel was released in 1954 starring Humphrey Bogart as Queeg and Van Johnson in the role of Maryk. In the update, Lacy is set to portray Stephen Maryk, Queeg’s (Sutherland) executive officer aboard Caine, and the officer who relieved Queeg of duty.
via: Deadline