Los Angeles, July 7 -- Actor Molly McCann, best known for her projects in 'Freelance', 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping', will be seen in a pivotal role in the high-octane period action-thriller, 'The Butler'.

The project also stars Jean Reno and Tom Hollander. Tom Edmunds has come on board to direct it, as per Variety.

Reno will star as a former WWI commando whose life of quiet service is violently disrupted when a dangerous past resurfaces.

"The Butler" delivers "a bold and visually arresting twist on the revenge thriller--merging kinetic action with the simmering drama of a household caught between loyalty and survival," according to a statement.

The screenplay was written by Tom Edmunds and Craig McInnes, based on an orig...