Vince Vaughn Joins Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’

Vince Vaughn is currently on our screens as gangster Frank Semyon in True Detective.  Another role of interest is sure to be Mel Gibson’s upcoming World War 2 movie Hacksaw Ridge, since it has now been revealed that he’ll appear in the movie.

Andrew Garfield and Sam Worthington have already been cast in the film.

Mel will return to his old stomping ground Down Under in Australia to film the movie.  The producers are Pandemonium Films’ Bill Mechanic, Lightstream Pictures’ Paul Currie and Icon’s Bruce Davey, Gibson’s business partner.  ScreenCorp’s James M Vernon is the executive producer.  Randall Wallace, who wrote Braveheart, is penning the screenplay.

The film covers the actions of Desmond Doss, the real life character who despite being a conscientious objector won the Medal of Honor.