Left to
right: Bill Nighy, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Gambon
Catherine
Zeta-Jones will star in a silver-screen remake of Second World War sitcom,
Dad's Army.
The 45-year-old Welsh
actress is set to play a journalist sent to the coastal town of
Walmington-on-Sea to write about the efforts of the Home Guard volunteers.
Catherine, who rose to fame
after starring in The Darling Buds of May, will join a stellar cast of British
acting talent on the film.
Sir Tom Courtenay will play
Corporal Jones, Sir Michael Gambon will star as Godfrey and Toby Jones will
take the role of Captain Mainwaring, who was famously portrayed by Arthur Lowe
in the original TV show.
Love Actually's Bill Nighy
will play Sergeant Wilson while star of The In betweeners Blake Harrison will
play Ian Lavender's character Private Pike.
Danny Mays, Sarah
Lancashire, Alison Steadman, Mark Gatiss and Annette Crosbie will all also star
in the remake.
Filming for the already
highly-anticipated movie begins in Yorkshire this month.
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