It looks like the much-beloved actor Hugh Jackman (Logan, Les Misérables) is finally throwing his hat into politics… at least, he’s going to play a politician in a Gary Hart biopic.
The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Jackman is taking on the role of former Senator Gary Hart for a film titled The Frontrunner, to be written and directed by Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air).
Jackman will next be seen in December’s musical P.T. Barnum biopic The Greatest Showman, while Reitman recently directed the Diablo Cody-penned comedy Tully, starring Charlize Theron for a 2018 release.
The tabloids accepted the challenge, and photographs of Hart with a woman named Donna Rice aboard a yacht brought a swift end to his candidacy.