William Hurt joins Endgame

William Hurt has signed to join Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jonny Lee Miller on Peter Travis’ upcoming political thriller Endgame. The film will also feature Mark Strong, Derek Jacobi and Timothy West.

US actor and cast member William Hurt at the European premiere of 'The Yellow Handkerchief', in the cinema Pathe Kuechlin in Basel, Switzerland, 09 March 2008. The Swiss football association (SFV) is host of the Europe premiere of Arthur Cohns latest film production 'The Yellow Handkerchief' and wants to bring together culture and sports under the motto 'Hollywood meets Football' 90 days before the beginning of the Uefa Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland. EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALASVariety reports the film features a script from Paula Milne (The Politician’s Wife), and is being executive produced by David Aukin (Mrs Henderson Presents) and Channel 4’s head of drama Liza Marshall. Hal Vogel (Britz) is handling producing duties for Daybreak Pictures.Milne used Robert Harvey’s book “The Fall of Apartheid” as a principal source for her script. The film’s pre-sales are being handled at Cannes by Penny Wolf for Target Entertainment.The film’s plot follows secret talks between Afrikaner members of South Africa’s white rule government and ANC exiles that helped secure the release of Nelson Mandela and end Apartheid in South Africa. Shooting is planned to take place in the U.K. and South Africa.