Michael Beach, Alex Wolff And Themo Melikidze Cap Off Ensemble Cast For Patriots’ Day

Entering the final stages of pre-production, it has been reported that Peter Berg’s Boston marathon drama Patriots’ Day has carried out what is surely the last casting spree before filming gets underway, this time adding Michael Beach, Alex Wolff and Themo Melikidze to its jam-packed ensemble.

According to sources, it is the latter two actors that will be playing the role of the radicalized terrorists (Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev) who brought the city of Boston to a standstill in April of 2013. Beach, on the other hand is on board to portray Deval Patrick, the governor of Massachusetts when terrorists struck the annual event in 2013.

Since Berg and Mark Wahlberg hatched Patriots’ Day, there’s been a flurry of activity surrounding the project, which quickly found a home at CBS Films and Lionsgate. Only last week, it was learned that Kevin Bacon boarded the film to play the part of FBI Special Agent in Charge, Richard DesLauriers.

CBS Films and Lionsgate are eyeing an awards-friendly December 21 release date for Patriots’ Day, where Peter Berg’s real-life thriller will go toe-to-toe with Ubisoft’s live-action Assassin’s Creed movie.