In more casting news, Gerald McRaney has joined the cast of the upcoming Tuskegee Airmen feature Red Tails for Lucasfilm.

He will step into the shoes of General Luntz, the officer who assigns the Red Tails as bomber escorts during missions over Nazi territory.

Other cast members include Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr.

The film is based off John Ridley’s script and is being helmed by Anthony Hemingway. Filming starts soon in Europe.