Chris Pine to play journalist Walter Cronkite in JFK assassination film 'Newsflash'
Mark Ruffalo reportedly set to play produce Don Hewitt
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Chris Pine is set to play iconic CBS anchor Walter Cronkite in the JFK assassination film Newsflash.
The actor is now attached to portray Cronkite, who historically reported on the network that President John F Kennedy had been killed on 22 November, 1963, according to Deadline.
Mark Ruffalo, meanwhile, is reportedly lined up to play CBS producer Don Hewitt, who worked with Cronkite on the broadcast and is remembered as the creator of 60 Minutes.
Seth Rogen had initially been in the running to play Cronkite, but the team behind the film now appears to have taken another direction.
David Gordon Green was originally set to direct the film, but dropped out of the project to focus on the two Halloween sequels expected in 2020 and 2021.
In addition to Cronkite and Hewitt, the movie is expected to portray reporter Dan Rather, who was in his early thirties when he found himself close to the scene of the president’s assassination in Dallas, Texas.
Pine was seen in Wonder Woman in 2017 and A Wrinkle in Time in 2018.
He had a voicing part in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse that same year.
The actor is scheduled to return as Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman 1984, due to be released in 2020.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments