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Kevin Costner in Talks to Play Bill Clinton in UN-Collaborative Series 'United'

The drama is expected to open with the 1999 East Timor crisis under writer-director David Raymond.

Overview

  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Kevin Costner are attached as executive producers on the early-stage project developed in collaboration with the United Nations, according to industry reports.
  • The series is planned to dramatize real UN-led humanitarian missions beginning with East Timor’s 1999 referendum and its violent aftermath.
  • Costner is negotiating to portray President Bill Clinton during the international response to the East Timor crisis.
  • Chukwudi Iwuji is in talks to play UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, per the same reports.
  • Appian Way, Onwards Studios and Prime Focus DNEG are producing with Fifth Season set to distribute, with filming targeted for Atlanta and Spain next year pending finalized deals.