Forest Whitaker, Adrien Brody, Elijah Wood and
Cam Gigandet will star in “
The Experiment,” a remake of the 2001 German psychological thriller “
Das Experiment.”
“Das Experiment,” directed by
Oliver Hirschbiegel, centered on a group of ordinary men recruited to take on the roles of guards and prisoners as part of a research study and examined how the effects of assigned roles, power and control affected the participants.
Paul Scheuring, “
Prison Break” creator, will direct from his screenplay.
Brody will portray the de facto leader of the prisoners while Whitaker will play a guard who's corrupted by the power he's given.
Filming begins in Iowa next month.
Brody's recent credits include “
Cadillac Records” and “
The Brothers Bloom.”
Whitaker stars in the upcoming “
Where the Wild Things Are,” “
Repossession Mambo” and “
My Own Love Song.” He's also set to star in, direct and co-write the
Louis Armstrong biopic “
What a Wonderful World.”
