EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures, Walden Media and director Angelina Jolie are getting closer to the start line on Unbroken, the incredible story ofLouis Zamperini based on the Laura Hillenbrand bestselling book. I’m hearing that three young actors–Alexander Dreymon (Blood Ransom), 300: Rise Of An Empire co-star Jack O’Connell and Chronicle and The Amazing Spider-Man 2star Dane DeHaan–are screen testing to play Zamperini as a young man.
Production likely begins in the fall.
http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/angelina-jolie-narrowing-choices-for-young-lou-zamperini-in-unbroken/