Greg Kinnear is cast as Joe Biden in HBO's film Confirmation about the 1991 Clarence Thomas hearings as singer Jennifer Hudson lands a role too 

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 16:27 EST, 29 May 2015 | Updated: 17:42 EST, 29 May 2015

Greg Kinnear has been cast as Joe Biden in HBO's Confirmation, it was revealed on Friday.

The 51-year-old actor will play the current Vice President, who is now 72-years-old, when he served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and was a part of the controversial 1991 confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.

Jennifer Hudson, 33, also landed a role. The former American Idol contestant will play Angela Wright, who was dubbed 'the other woman.' Kerry Washington, 38, has already been cast as Oklahoma law professor Anita Hill.

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Funny man: Actor Greg Kinnear, 51, is set to play an uncharacteristically serious role as Joe Biden in HBO's Confirmation, it was revealed on Friday. Here Kinnear is photographed in New York in 2014

Funny man: Actor Greg Kinnear, 51, is set to play an uncharacteristically serious role as Joe Biden in HBO's Confirmation, it was revealed on Friday. Here Kinnear is photographed in New York in 2014

Side by side and smiling: Biden (left) with Clarence Thomas (right) on Capitol Hill in 1991

Side by side and smiling: Biden (left) with Clarence Thomas (right) on Capitol Hill in 1991

The film will chronicle the contentious confirmation hearings for Thomas, who was accused of sexual harassment.

This is a challenging dramtic role for Kinnear, who got his start on The Soup.

Biden was accused of foul play and letting Thomas get away with a crime.

Hey Joe: Biden, 72, is now the Vice President of the United States; here he is pictured in May in Washington

Hey Joe: Biden, 72, is now the Vice President of the United States; here he is pictured in May in Washington

Hudson signs on: Jennifer Hudson, 33 (seen here in March in LA), signed on to portray Angela Wright

Hudson signs on: Jennifer Hudson, 33 (seen here in March in LA), signed on to portray Angela Wright

Another scandal: Kerry Washington, 38, will play Anita Hill, a law professor who made the sexual harassment accusations against Thomas. Here she s pictured in May at a Los Angeles screening of ABC's Scandal

Another scandal: Kerry Washington, 38, will play Anita Hill, a law professor who made the sexual harassment accusations against Thomas. Here she s pictured in May at a Los Angeles screening of ABC's Scandal

The Hunger Games star Jeffrey Wright, 49, will play the contended Thomas.

It's a star-studded cast set to play a groundbreaking moment in America's history. 

Slated to direct the film is Rick Famuyiwa, 41, fresh off the success of his Sundance hit Dope.

Dope - which has a diehard fanbase of industry elite like James Franco and Brad Pitt - follows three geeky kids through the gangs, drugs and violence of Inglewood, California.

Despite portraying the harsh reality afflicting African American youth, Famuyiwa's Dope is light and funny.

Wrong but Wright: Jeffrey Wright, 49, will play the contentious role of Clarence Thomas. Here, he's seen at London Fashion Week in February

Wrong but Wright: Jeffrey Wright, 49, will play the contentious role of Clarence Thomas. Here, he's seen at London Fashion Week in February

At the helm: Fresh off the success of his Sundance hit Dope, Rick Famuyiwa, 41 - pictured in May - is slated to direct

At the helm: Fresh off the success of his Sundance hit Dope, Rick Famuyiwa, 41 - pictured in May - is slated to direct

 

 

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