Captain America: Civil WarstarSebastian Stanis set to joinMargot Robbiein her upcomingTonya HardingbiopicI, Tonya. The Finest Hours and Million Dollar Arm director Craig Gillespie is set to helm the drama, which will recall Harding’s infamous 1994 attack on her figure skating competitor Nancy Kerrigan. Robbie is on board to play Harding and Deadline reports that Stan will take on the role of Harding’s ex-husbandJeff Gillooly, who helped plot the attack on Kerrigan.
Robbie will also produce along withTom Ackerleythrough their Lucky Chap banner alongsideBryan Unkeless(The Hunger Games) andSteven Rogers(P.S. I Love You). Rogers also penned the screenplay. Miramax acquired the distribution rights to the film yesterday.
For those unfamiliar with the scandal, Gillooly and Harding’s bodyguardShawn EckardthiredShane Stantto break Kerrigan’s leg so she couldn’t compete against Harding in the 1994 Winter Olympics. Gillooly became a public figure in the investigation and trial that followed, where he testified against Harding but was ultimately sentenced to two years in prison for racketeering.
Stan can next be seen in the Shirley Jackson adaptationWe Have Always Lived in the CastlealongsideAlexandra DaddarioandTaissa Farmiga,theJ.K. Simmonsled dramaI’m Not Here, and the Showtime stand-up comedy drama series,I’m Dying up Here. Stan also recently shotSteven Soderbergh’s anticipated return to film, Lucky Logan, in the midst of a classically Soderbergh all-star casting includingAdam Driver,Katherine Waterson,Daniel Craig,Katie Holmes, andChanning Tatum. And of course, after the fallout of Civil War, Stan’s Bucky Barnes is expected to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in time for Infinity War (and maybe sooner considering where we leave him inCivil War).
