George Clooney is to direct and star in
Goodnight, and Good Luck, says the Hollywood Reporter.
The movie follows renowned CBS News anchor Edward R. Murrow's legendary on-air confrontations with red-baiting Sen. Joseph McCarthy that helped bring down the infamous politician in the mid-1950s.
The cast also include David Strathairn and Patricia Clarkson.
Principal photography is set to begin February for seven weeks in Los Angeles.