Matthew Fox to star in Peter Webber pic

Fox"Lost" star Matthew Fox is heading to a tropical, as he's set to topline Peter Webber's Japan-set political thriller "Emperor," the industry co-production between Fellers Film and Krasnoff/Promote Entertainment.Inspired by true occasions, "Emperor" is definitely an epic story of affection and understanding set amongst the questions from the days following a Japanese surrender in the finish of World war 2, when General Douglas MacArthur offered because the p facto ruler of Japan as supreme commander from the taking up forces.Fox will have Gen. Bonner Fellers, among MacArthur's leading Japanese experts, who's billed with reaching a choice of historic importance: should Emperor Hirohito be attempted and hanged like a war criminal?Pic will even explore the storyline of Fellers' romance having a Japanese exchange student he'd met years before within the U.S., and the mission to locate her within the ravaged publish-war landscape.Webber ("The Lady Having a Gem Earring") will direct from the script by David Klass and Vera Blasi. Yoko Narahashi ("The Final Samurai") and Eugene Nomura will produce with Gary Promote ("Ghost Driver") and Russ Krasnoff ("The Soloist").Production is skedded to begin in the finish from the month, with lensing to occur in Nz and Japan. CAA is handling U.S. privileges and extra casting is going to be introduced soon."We're thrilled to become dealing with Matthew Fox who's an excellent actor and whose maturity and appeal fits perfectly with this film's aesthetic," stated Promote, who presently professional produces NBC's "Community" with Krasnoff.Fox will quickly be viewed fighting Tyler Perry in "I, Alex Mix," and that he also co-stars alongside Kaira Pitt in Marc Forster's zombie pic "World War Z." Thesp is repped by WME, Management 360 and attorney Craig Jacobson. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com