Colin Farrell is in talks to join Luca Guadagnino's Sgt. Rock, an action period piece set during World War II.

The news comes a month after Daniel Craig, who circled the feature project, officially stepped away and is now entertaining a role in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia film.

Farrell will play Sgt. Franklin John Rock in the World War II-set movie. Created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert, the character first debuted in the 1959 DC issue Our Army at War as a WWII soldier who served in the infantry. The character gained steamed in 1977 when he received his own comic book series; it ran until July 1988. Rock’s talent includes shooting down German fighter planes with a single submachine gun and tossing grenades with great accuracy. When he’s without a gun, he’s a great street fighter, and can survive gunshots. He’s a calm guy with heart, but also has a “combat antenna” able to detect an incoming enemy siege.

It does not sound like the casting news is set in stone yet, but it appears Farrell is well on his way to starring in Sgt. Rock. Once the deal is finalized, expect Farrell to be on set to report for duty in the DC Studios production later this summer. As the titular character, Sgt. Franklin John Rock, Farrell will be fighting Nazis throughout Europe until the very end of World War II. The screenplay was created by Queer and Challengers screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes, who returns to collaborate with Guadagnino for a third time.

Source: Press Release