Gooding goes crazy for conspiracy thriller

Cuba Gooding Jr. poses at the screening of ''Talk to Me'' at the Mann Village theatre during the opening night for the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival in Los Angeles, June 21, 2007. Gooding Jr. has signed to star in the action thriller ''The Way of War,'' playing a paramilitary operative who goes on a rampage after discovering a war conspiracy.

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Cuba Gooding Jr. has signed to star in the action thriller "The Way of War," playing a paramilitary operative who goes on a rampage after discovering a war conspiracy. The indie film begins principal photography this week in Baton Rouge, La.

Gooding returns to theaters on Friday in "American Gangster," his fourth release of the year following "Norbit," "Daddy Day Camp" and "What Love Is."

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