Director Kimberly Peirce has been on an epic search for an actor to fill the central role of her previously announced Iraq war drama Stop-Loss. And, like the producers of Hairspray, she found the lucky lad, 31-year-old Ryan Philippe, working in an ice cream shop.
Nah, just kidding. But Philippe really is starring in Stop-Loss, as a soldier who returns home to Texas and is called back via a contractual military procedure. Problem is, he, somewhat understandably, doesn’t want to go back.
Abbie Cornish is already on board as the female lead, and Peirce can now start pencilling in a shoot date.