Justin Long is joining James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn in Robert Redford’s historical drama “The Conspirator,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“The Conspirator” tell the story of Mary Surratt (Wright Penn) a Civil War Confederate sympathizer who was tried as a conspirator in the Lincoln assassination. McAvoy plays Col. Frederick Aiken, who reluctantly agreed to defend her before a military tribunal.

Long will play McAvoy’s best friend and conscious, a soldier who lost a limb in the Civil War.

The movie begins shooting in Georgia this month.

Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more on “The Conspirator”.

By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)