Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser and Bryan Cranston have boarded Al Pacino‘s new movie Assassination, which explores a new angle on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
The movie, from director Barry Levinson, focuses on the first female crime reporter Dorothy Kilgallen and the role that she played in investigating the murder of the president.
Additional details have been revealed about the project, which was described as the blend of a murder mystery and a film noire.
Keep reading to find out more…
Deadline confirmed the casting news, noting that Jessica would bring Dorothy to life.
“Dorothy Kilgallen was the first female crime reporter in America. She was the only woman to ever cover the JFK case. The only reporter to speak with Jack Ruby. With back-channel sources to the Warren Commission, she started putting pieces together that no one else did. She died under very suspicious circumstances, but it was never investigated,” Barry said in a statement shared with the outlet.
Here’s a synopsis of the plot: “When Dorothy suspects that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone, she uses her fame and influence to find the real killer of JFK. Part murder mystery, part film noir, Kilgallen’s journey will put her up against the CIA, Mafia bosses and the FBI, all who would love nothing more than to make her and this story disappear.”
It is not yet clear what roles the other stars will take. We’ll update you as we learn more.
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