Washington DC [US], November 11 (ANI): German actor-writer-director Til Schweiger and Splitsville star Charlie Gillespie have jumped on board 'Contra', an underground chess thriller.

They join Kal Penn, Booboo Stewart and Nicole Elizabeth Berger in the directorial debut for Emmy-nominated producer Artisha Mann-Cooper, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

'Contra' follows a young chess prodigy, played by Stewart, who is drawn into a dangerous underground circuit where every chess move carries life-or-death consequences.

Schweiger will play The Wizard, a reclusive figure who becomes both mentor and nemesis to the chess prodigy, as he guides him through a psychological battleground where intellect and survival collide. Gillespie will play the prodigy's loyal friend whose faith and friendsh

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