Jeremy Irons stars as chief executive in "Margin Call"

By Siewaun
Reference: Variety

Jeremy Irons, whose last big screen starring role was in the 2006 fantasy-adventure "Eragon", has signed on to star alongside Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore and Zachary Quinto in J.C. Chandor's Wall Street thriller "Margin Call."

Chandor is making his directorial debut with this thriller, directing from his own script.

In the movie which centers on eight people at a prominent investment bank in a tumultuous 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis, Irons will star as the chief executive of the bank.

Paul Bettany, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci and Mary McDonnell are also co-starring in the movie.

The movie is now in it's third week of shooting in Gotham.

Quinto, Neal Dodson, Corey Moosa are producing through their Before the Door Pictures banner with Michael Benaroya and Robert Ogden Barnum of Benaroya Pictures, and Joe Jenckes. Kirk D'Amico's Myriad Pictures handling international sales.