Sean Penn In 'The Assassination Of Richard Nixon'

Sean Penn will star in "The Assassination of Richard Nixon," to be helmed by tyro director Niels Mueller, reports Variety.

Mueller and Kevin Kennedy penned the script. Based on real events, "Assassination" is the story of a salesman in 1974 who, while pursuing the American dream and finding himself at the end of his rope, takes very desperate measures to make his mark.

Production is slated for April.