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John Malkovich Set for Secretariat Movie

John Malkovich
John Malkovich

John Malkovich will join Diane Lane in the movie Secretariat, according to a report in Variety.

In this film about the horse that won the 1973 Triple Crown, Malkovich will play the horse’s trainer, and Lane plays the horse’s owner, Penny Tweedy. It will be directed by Randall Wallace, and features a screenplay by Mike Rich.

Malkovich is a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and starred in the original production of True West. He also starred in the Broadway production of Burn This.