Ali Fazal Grabs Yet Another Hollywood Film, To Lead Code Name: Johnny Walker’s Film Adaptation

Ali Fazal graces the cover of GQ India October issue, announces his next Hollywood outing; to star as the lead in the official adaptation of best selling novel Codename Johnny Walker

Even as he is awaiting the release of his mammoth international movie Kenneth Branagh’s Death On The Nile this month alongside a sublime cast comprising Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer amongst others. India’s latest export to the West – Ali Fazal has bagged the lead role in the prestige project Code Name: Johnny Walker. The war drama is based on New York Times bestseller by the same name and is co-written by American Sniper co-writer Jim Delfice.

A quick search will inform you that Code Name: Johnny Walker which is written by Alan Wenkus former writer of famed chat series – The Tonight Show and Straight Outta Compton, for which he got an Academy Nomination too. The writing of the film has been in the works since September 2015.