A Man And A Gun

Former stud from "The O.C." Ben McKenzie has landed the biggest role of his career...starring in a film version of the one-man stage show "Johnny Got His Gun". says The Hollywood Reporter.

Rowan Joseph's anti-war drama is a portrait of a World War I soldier with battlefield injuries that leave him trapped in his own body, unable to communicate with others.

Dalton Trumbo adapted and directed his 1938 novel into a film in 1971 which Bradley Rand Smith adapted into an Off-Broadway project in 1982 starring Jeff Daniels.

This film is an adaptation of that project-No doubt to reflect the Iraq War.

It's no coincidence that the film will premiere Sept. 22 in Austin, Texas followed by runs in California, New York and beyond trying to influence the Presidential election-much like W.

Never watched Ben on TV but is he really that skilled of an actor to pull it off?

Gun's official site has more info.