According to Deadline, top-tier Irish-born actor Brendan Gleeson has signed on to star as President Trump in the upcoming CBS miniseries “A Higher Loyalty,” which will be based on formerly disgraced FBI boss James Comey’s book “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership.” Jeff Daniels is set to play Comey. The miniseries will be loosely based on Comey’s book, which took place during his tenure as the head of the FBI and covers his subsequent firing when Trump felt that Comey was not only disloyal to him but that he was potentially spying on him behind his back. “A Higher Loyalty” is written and directed by Billy Ray, who previously wrote films such as “Captain Phillips,” “Overlord,” “Gemini Man,” “Terminator: Dark Fate,” and the upcoming Clint Eastwood film, “Richard Jewell.” “It’s hard to imagine a bigger acting challenge than playing Donald Trump,” Ray said. “You have to have presence, and a singular kind of dynamism. You also have to have the courage and the will to play Trump’s psychology from the inside out. Oh, and you have to be spectacularly talented and watchable. Not many actors check all those boxes. Brendan does. I’m ecstatic about this.” A release date for “A Higher Loyalty” has yet to be announced. Contribute Hire me
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