Justin Chatwin is in talks to join Tom Cruise in Steven Spielberg's
War of the Worlds, says the Hollywood Reporter.
The project is the big-screen adaptation of H.G. Wells' 1898 classic novel, one of the best-known alien-invasion stories.
Chatwin is said to have beat out several young actors for the part, which casts him as the son of Tom Cruise's character. Their strained relationship is a significant plot point in the film, sources said, though the script has been closely guarded.