His portrayal of Cronkite is the kind of role that often gets attention come awards season – sort of like Franco as Wiseau in The Disaster Artist.
Clearly, Rogen is best known as a prolific comedic actor with memorable turns in movies like Neighbors, This is the End, and Superbad.
Though Rogen himself likely won’t be up for any major awards, you can reasonably expect to see him in some capacity at the Oscars next March.
Deadline first reported on Monday that Rogen will portray Cronkite in Newsflash, which will center around the iconic CBS Evening News anchor’s reporting on the JFK assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.