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Jon Hamm
20th Century Fox has picked up Jon Hamm to star opposite Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly in the upcoming remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Jon Hamm for The Day the Earth Stood Still
Hamm will play Dr. Granier, a NASA official who recruits Helen (Connelly) for the scientific team investigating an alien's arrival on Earth. Reeves plays Klaatu, the alien who has a simple message: Live in peace or be destroyed.
Scott Derrickson will direct The Day the Earth Stood Still off a script by David Scarpa.
Hamm steps into filming late, as production already began on December 12th in Vancouver. Fox reports that Hamm got in front of the camera Tuesday.
Hamm is currently up for a Golden Globe as lead actor in AMC's Mad Men. He can next be seen opposite Josh Lucas in the indie thriller The Boy in the Box.
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