Michael Wincott Joins Richard Nixon

Michael Wincott has been added to the cast of the indie drama The Assassination of Richard Nixon, which stars Sean Penn.

Set during the 1970s, "Nixon" centers on the true story of Philadelphia furniture salesman Sam Byck (Penn), who hatches a plot to kill Richard Nixon after Byck's attempts to live out the American dream are dashed. Byck had planned to hijack a commuter flight in Atlanta and crash the airliner into the White House.

Wincott will play the older brother of Penn's character. Naomi Watts and Don Cheadle round out the cast. Niels Mueller will direct from a screenplay he wrote with Kevin Kennedy.