Daniel Radcliffe Lands Lead in Olympic Film 'Gold'

Daniel Radcliffe will star in the upcoming sports drama Gold!

According to Variety, the 24-year-old British actor will reunite with his Woman in Black director James Watkins for the movie.

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Gold tells the story of Sebastian Coe‘s rivalry with fellow athlete Steve Ovett in the years leading up to the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games.

Production is set to begin in April 2014 in England and Russia.

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