LONDON: Hollywood actor Tom Cruise's adopted son Connor has landed a role in the remake of "Red Dawn", a movie that helped propel late star Patrick Swayze to stardom.
The 14-year-old will join "Watchmen" star Jeffrey Dean Morgan in in it. Connor has signed on to play Daryl, the role Darren Dalton played in the first film, reported contactmusic.com.
The original 1984 movie, directed by John Milius, starred Swayze, his "Dirty Dancing" partner Jennifer Grey as well as Charlie Sheen and C. Thomas Howell.