Charlie Hunnam replaces Benedict Cumberbatch in adaptation of 'Lost City of Z'

Charlie Hunnam will replace Benedict Cumberbatch in James Gray‘s “Lost City of Z,” which also stars Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller. He’ll play Col. Percival Fawcett in the adaptation of author David Grann’s best-selling book.

Hunnam is replacing Benedict Cumberbatch, who was previously set to star but is now due to topline Marvel’s Doctor Strange movie, among other projects.

“Lost City of Z” follows Percy Fawcett, a British colonial who disappeared in the 1920s while searching for a mythical city in the Amazon jungles of Brazil that he believed he discovered on a prior expedition.

Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner are producing via Plan B Entertainment along with Dale Johnson and Anthony Katagas. Marc Butan is executive producing, as are MICA Entertainment’s Julie B. May and Glenn Murray.

Hunnam is currently in production on the Warner Bros. epic Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur from director Guy Ritchie, in which he plays the title role. He will next be seen in Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak and the sequel to Legendary’s Pacific Rim.