Paul Dano is in the headlines a lot this week, and he’s just landed a new role!

The 41-year-old actor is set to star in Bunker, described as an “elevated psychological thriller” from Florian Zeller.

If you didn’t know, Paul has been defended by several A-list stars after Quentin Tarantino slammed his acting skills.

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The cast includes Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Stephen Graham and Patrick Schwarzenegger.

Here’s a synopsis, via Variety: Bunker “explores the unraveling of a family as a mysterious construction project — a bunker commissioned by a powerful tech mogul — begins to infiltrate their lives.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Paul Dano to the cast. From Little Miss Sunshine to There Will Be Blood, Paul has consistently impressed me as an actor. He possesses an extraordinary singularity — something genuinely unique — and in that sense, he is truly irreplaceable,” the filmmaker said in a statement.

Find out which other actor Quentin just publicly dissed.