London
(ANI):
Actor
Matt
Damon
is
in
talks
to
star
in
a
new
biopic
about
late
U.S.
Senator
Robert
F.
Kennedy.
According
to
Deadline
Hollywood
Daily,
Damon,
39,
is
considering
the
role
in
the
untitled
project
with
Seabiscuit
director
Gary
Ross,
reports
the
Daily
Star.
The
website
reports
the
movie
will
be
based
on
Evan
Thomas" biography
of
Kennedy,
titled
His
Life,
and
Damon
will
only
sign
the
contract
after
he
has
approved
the
script.
Other
stars
who
have
played
the
part
include
Martin
Sheen
in
1974
TV
movie
'The
Missiles
of
October",
Casey
Affleck
in
'The
Kennedys
of
Massachusetts",
and
more
recently
by
Dave
Fraunces
in
2006"s
'Bobby".
Robert
F.
Kennedy
was
assassinated
in
1968,
just
five
years
after
his
brother
President
John
F.
Kennedy
was
gunned
down
in
Dallas,
Texas.