John Krasinski in Talks to Lead Michael Bay's Benghazi Film 13 HOURS

According to Variety, John Krasinski is in late talks to lead Michael Bay's upcoming film 13 HOURS, which he will direct.

The film follows the "true story recounting THE ATTACK on the U.S. Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA Annex in Benghazi, Libya, on the 11th anniversary of Sept. 11."

Woody Harrelson, J.K. Simmons and more were initially brought in to audition for one of the lead roles though Krasinski reportedly "blew Bay away" with his reading.

Krasinski's first project as director was 2009's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men. The actor will next lend his voice to The Prophet and recently voiced the part of 'Honjo' in Miyazaki's The Wind Rises, as well as 'Frank McCay' in Monsters University.

He is best known for playing 'Jim Halpert' on NBC's long-running comedy series The Office. Among his other film credits are Promised Land, Big Miracle, Nobody Walks, The Muppets, Something Borrowed, It's Complicated and more.

After launching his career as an award-winning commercial and music video director, Michael Bay(Director/Producer) quickly emerged as one of Hollywood's boldest and most bankable feature film directors. Characterized by his aggressive visual style and high-octane action sequences that have become the L.A. native's cinematic signature, the films that Bay has directed and produced via his two production companies have surpassed $5.3 billion in worldwide ticket sales.

His directing resume includes the films Bad Boys and Bad Boys 2, both starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence; The Rock starring Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris; ArmagedDon Starring Ben Affleck,Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Liv Tyler; Pearl Harbor starring Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale; The Island starring Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou and Sean Bean; as well as the trilogy of Transformers blockbuster movies starring Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro. The latest installment, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, is currently the 4th highest grossing movie of all time.

Bay is also the founder and principal partner of Platinum Dunes, a Production Companyoriginally conceived to give talented commercial and video directors a chance to break into the feature world, as well as being a partner in Digital Domain, a state-of-the-art digital effects house.

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