George Clooney ropes in Daniel Craig for The Monuments Men

MUMBAI: George Clooney has reportedly got actor Daniel Craig on board for his film The Monuments Men. Incidentally, Clooney is also the writer for the film.
The film is based on author Robert M Edsel‘s novel‘The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes‘,‘Nazi Thieves‘and‘The Greatest Treasure Hunt In History‘ and is to be filmed in the backdrop of World War II.
The film tells the story of a group of art experts chosen by the US government to retrieve works stolen by the Nazis, before Hitler destroys them.
The rest of the star cast includes John Goodman, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett and Jean Dujardin and Hugh Bonneville, reports deadline.com.