The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Oscar Isaac has signed on to star in the World War II thriller The Garbo Network, where he’ll play the real-life double agent Juan Pujol Garcia, the only man to have received Medals of Honor from both sides of the conflict.
The script has been written by William Wheeler and follows the true story of Garcia, an eccentric double agent who no military training, who managed to convince both the British and Germans to hire him as a spy. However, his real allegiance was to Britain, and he was heavily involved in supplying false information to the Germans about British troop movements and military planning in the build up to D-Day.
“This is a tricky part,” said producer Chuck Weinstock. “There are very few actors who can do both pathos and comic grandiosity. Oscar is one of them, and we feel very lucky to have him.”
This year will see Isaac reprising the role of Poe Dameron for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, while he also reunites with Ex Machina director Alex Garland for Annihilation and is part of the cast for George Clooney’s next film Suburbicon.
Originally published February 13, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.
