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Nicholas Hoult to play J.D. Salinger in 'Rebel in the Rye' film

By Karen Butler
Nicholas Hoult arrives at the "X-Men: Days of Future Past" world premiere in New York City on May 10, 2014. Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI
1 of 2 | Nicholas Hoult arrives at the "X-Men: Days of Future Past" world premiere in New York City on May 10, 2014. Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- X-Men: Days of Future Past and Mad Max: Fury Road star Nicholas Hoult is to play the late author J.D. Salinger in writer-director Danny Strong's Rebel in the Rye.

The screenplay was adapted from Kenneth Slawenski's biography, J.D. Salinger: A Life.

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Black Label Media is financing, with Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill and Thad Luckinbill producing alongside Strong, Bruce Cohen and Jason Shuman.

Bloom will introduce the project to foreign buyers at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.

"The Catcher in the Rye is a classic coming-of-age story, which continues to make a significant impression six generations later. The world has long been fascinated with J.D. Salinger, who the talented Nicholas Hoult will bring to life, in this enigmatic role," Bloom's Alex Walton said in a statement Monday.

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