Christopher Walken to star in Clint Eastwood's 'Jersey Boys'

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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : Jul 24 2013 | 5:55 PM IST
Clint Eastwood has cast veteran actor Christopher Walken to play a mobster in his upcoming "Jersey Boys" movie.
Eastwoon is working on a big screen adaptation of the hit stage show about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Walken will play a New Jersey mobster who helped the group build a music career, reported Deadline.
Walken will play Angelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo in the film. Eastwood will reportedly pick up young faces to play Valli and his bandmates.
Broadway star John Lloyd Young, who played Valli in the New York show, is rumoured to be reprising his role for the film, and Boardwalk Empire's Vincent Piazza is also said to be among the cast.
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First Published: Jul 24 2013 | 5:55 PM IST

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