English actor Daniel Radcliffe has landed the lead role in the remake of the 1930 war movie
All Quiet On The Western Front
. The shooting of the movie is expected to begin in 2012.
The new movie will have the
Harry Potter
star playing World War I German soldier Paul Baumer, a teenager who joins the army and learns the full horror of battle. “When we realised how much Daniel loved the script we were really excited,”
The Sun
quoted producer Ian Stokell as saying.