Worthington takes on Madden's 'Debt'

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Sam Worthington has signed up to star opposite Helen Mirren in Debt.

The Australian actor and Mirren will play Israeli Mossad agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who escaped capture 30 years earlier, according to Variety.

Worthington recently agreed to star in a Clash Of The Titans remake and can next be seen in Terminator Salvation.

John Madden is attached to direct the thriller, with Stardust helmer Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman co-writing the screenplay and producing.