Kevin Spacey Will Play Churchill In "Captain Of The Gate"

THR reports that House of Cards star Kevin Spacey is poised to play Winston Churchill in the biopic "Captain of the Gate".

Churchill was Great Britain's Prime Minister between 1940 and 1945, where he rose to power after defying Parliament to defend the U.K. and the rest of the free world against Adolf Hitler during World War II.

Churchill served as Prime Minister again from 1951 to 1955, but this film will focus on his first term during the war.

Ben Kaplan (WWII in HD, Reagan) wrote the screenplay. The search is underway for a director.

Cameron Lamb and Damon Lane will produce the feature.