Tim Roth To Star As Henry Kissinger In CAA-Backed ‘Kissinger Takes Paris’; Robin Wright Among Cast

Tim Roth (The Hateful Eight) has signed up to play Henry Kissinger in a “mostly true” story of the former U.S. secretary of state’s role in the Vietnam peace talks, with sales launching at Cannes.

Roth will be joined by a cast that includes Robin Wright (House of Cards), Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds), Lucy Hale (Truth or Dare), David Cross (Arrested Development), Jimmy O. Yang (Crazy Rich Asians), Rob Corddry (Childrens Hospital), and Dylan Penn (Who Invited Charlie?).

Kissinger Takes Paris is written and directed by Jeff Stanzler. Claude Dal Farra and Brian Keady of BCDF Pictures (To Leslie) are producing alongside Stanzler. CAA Media Finance and Concourse Media are co-representing domestic rights, with Concourse handling international.

Here’s the logline: “The film tells the (mostly) true story of Henry Kissinger – a middle-aged, politically washed-up Harvard professor who, in 1968, travels to Paris at the height of its student protests and the dawn of the sexual revolution.

“Feeling energized, he crashes the Paris Peace Talks and changes the course of modern history. A few weeks later, Henry returns to America as the second most powerful man in the world – and even more astonishingly…as the least likely international sex symbol of the modern era.”

Stanzler said he “marveled” at Kissinger as a young boy and was excited to bring his “mad capped” story to life. BCDF’s Dal Farra added: “Jeff has written a savagely funny, yet historically significant script from a story that has somehow remained untold for 50+ years.”

Matthew Shreder and Grant Mohrman are executive producers and will handle financing and distribution for Concourse Media

Roth and Wright are represented by CAA. Parker is represented by CAA and Untitled. Hale is represented by CAA and Reel Talent Management. Cross is represented by UTA and Vector Management. Yang is represented by CAA and Artists First. Corddry is represented by WME. Penn is represented by CAA and Anonymous Content.