Ponsoldt Tells Hillary's Story

"The Spectacular Now" and "Smashed" helmer James Ponsoldt is attached to direct the indie biopic "Rodham" which will explore Hillary Clinton's early years according to The Wrap.

South Korean screenwriter Young Il Kim  Black List script is set during the height of the Watergate scandal.in the 1970s. At the time, Hillary Rodham was the youngest lawyer chosen for the House Judiciary Committee to Impeach President Richard M. Nixon.  She soon finds herself forced to choose between a destined path to The White House, and her unresolved feelings for former boyfriend and Arkansas law teacher Bill Clinton

Richard Arlook, Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen will produce the film.