Bana to rock & role in 'Elvis & Nixon'

BanaHustonEric Bana and Danny Huston will have Elvis and Richard Nixon, correspondingly, within the indie pic "Elvis & Nixon," that will mark the feature directorial debut of "The Princess Bride" star Cary Elwes. Michael Benaroya ("The Wettest County in theWorld") will finance through his Benaroya Pictures banner and convey with Carol Wiersma, that has experience making movies about political figures, getting formerly created the 2006 Robert F. Kennedy pic "Bobby." Bana will professional produce via his Truck Pictures shingle, which gained its first credit with 2009's Bana-directed documentary "Love the Animal." "Elvis & Nixon" assists because the company's first U.S. production. Inspired with a true historic event, Elwes made the decision to create the script with Joey Sagal and Hanala Sagal. On 12 ,. 21, 1970, Presley traveled to Washington, D.C., to satisfy Leader Nixon in the Whitened House. The meeting was started by Presley, who authored Nixon a six-page letter asking for a trip and recommending he be produced a 'Federal Agent-at-Large' within the Bureau of Drugs and Harmful Drugs. Presley introduced with him family photos along with a Colt 45 pistol like a personal gift to Nixon. Elwes am intrigued because when the improbable meeting between your two historic figures found pass he find the unlikely summit as the topic of his first film like a author-director. As the start date remains unclear, production will occur in La and Shreveport, La. Anthony Hopkins and Frank Langella have formerly performed Nixon around the bigscreen, while Presley continues to be performed by Kurt Russell, Don Manley and, most lately, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. Bana, who lately starred in Joe Wright's "Hanna" and wrapped the indie "Blackbird," just signed onto topline Lakeshore Entertainment's gemstone heist thriller "Brilliant." Huston, who's in final discussions to experience Nixon, will reprise his role as Poseidon in Warmer Bros./Legendary's "Clash from the Leaders" follow up. Thesp next stars opposite Nicolas Cage in Simon West's thriller "Medallion" as well as co-stars in Starz's original series "Miracle City." Bana is repped by WME and attorney Robert Offer, while ICM and Julian Belfrage Affiliates repetition Huston. Elwes is repped by APA and KLWG Entertainment. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com