Matt Lanter set to join Nicholas Cage in ' USS Indianapolis '

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Washington: Matt Lanter has nabbed the second lead role alongside Nicholas Cage in the upcoming movie 'USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage.'

The movie is based on the true story of the American warship sunk by a Japanese sub in the Philippine Sea in the closing weeks of World War II, where 900 crewmen survived, but were left stranded in shark-infested waters, Deadline.com reported.

Lanter will play Chief Petty Officer Brian "Bama" Smithwick A US Navy Diver from the Gulf Coast.

From Hannibal Classics film, 'USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage' would be directed by Mario Van Peebles and written by Cam Cannon and Richard Rionda Del Castro. Castro will also serve as a producer.