Sam Rockwell is joining Christian Bale in the upcoming film Cheney, Adam McKay’s biopic about former Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney.Rockwell is in final negotiations to add his name to a cast that already stars Steve Carell, Amy Adams and Bill Pullman.
Bale is portraying the titular character in a story that chronicles Cheney avoiding military service in the Vietnam War, his rise to CEO of the multinational corporation Halliburton and finally becoming what some have called the most powerful U.S. vice president ever to hold office.
Steve Carell has been cast as Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, while Adams is playing Cheney’s wife, Lynne.
In what is sure to be an Oscar player when released, Rockwell will play Cheney’s boss, President George W. Bush, who steered the nation through the attacks of 9/11, the events that allowed Cheney to exercise his power when it came to fighting terrorism.
Cheney is aiming to begin production in September.
