Austin Butler is to star in 'City on Fire'.The 31-year-old actor has landed his first starring role since his Oscar-nominated performance in 'Elvis' as crime boss Danny Ryan in the adaptation of Don Winslow's novel.Austin will serve as a producer on the film from Sony 3000 Pictures alongside David Heyman, Shane Salerno, Elizabeth Gabler and Marisa Paiva. The studio has made the project a high priority and are to hold meetings with writers and directors immediately.'City on Fire' is the first in a trilogy of novels and it is hoped that the movie could be the beginning of a franchise for Butler to appear in.The trilogy focuses on two criminal empires – one Irish, one Italian – that control New England as an event tears them apart and causes a brutal war.Austin's character Danny Ryan is forced to grow from a street soldier into a ruthless leader to protect his family,...