Double Dealing

Dominic Cooper's set to star in the fact based action thriller "The Devil's Double" says Screen Daily.

Cooper plays Latif Yahia a look alike for Saddam Hussein's sadistic and widely despised son Uday who was forced against his will to stand in for Uday in potentially dangerous situations.
Through his role, Yahia gained access to Hussein’s inner sanctum and witnessed corruption, violence and debauchery



Ludivine Sagnier is also circling the project which begins shooting in January in Malta.

Lee Tamahori, the director of the Bond film Die Another Day and xXx: State of the Union. will direct from a script that Mike Thomas wrote.

This is quite the get for Cooper whose already built up quite a resume across in a relatively short career.

The pic begins shooting in January in Malta.