Arestrup grabs onto Hanna

A Prophet actor Niels Arestrup is taking on more work as he signs on to be part of the cast of the upcoming Focus Features picture Hanna. He is the latest addition to the cast that already includes Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett. It’s perfect timing as well, seeing that initial filming is expected to start up next week in Europe.

Hanna (Ronan) is a teenage girl. Uniquely, she has the strength, the stamina, and the smarts of a solider; these come from being raised by her father (Bana), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of Sweden . Living a life unlike any other teenager, her upbringing and training have been one and the same, all geared to making her the perfect assassin. The turning point in her adolescence is a sharp one; sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys stealthily across Europe while eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative with secrets of her own (Blanchett). As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence and unexpected questions about her humanity.

Hanna, written by Seth Lochhead and directed by Joe Wright, is expected to come out sometime in 2011.