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Owen Wilson Set for Action-Drama The Coup

Actor Owen Wilson
Actor Owen Wilson arrives at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Owen Wilson has signed on to star in The Coup, an action-heavy family drama set in Southeast Asia. Wilson will play the father of an American family living in a foreign country, where they find themselves “embroiled” in a coup, Deadline reports. Wilson’s got a busy schedule these days: He’s developing an HBO show with Ira Glass, working on a quirky cryogenics movie, and starring in Matt Weiner’s feature debut. Just as long as there’s room for Zoolander 2 in there somewhere …

Owen Wilson Set for Action-Drama The Coup