Hilary Swank and Tom Wilkinson are set to star in a new film about historian David Irving’s attempt to sue Deborah Lipstadt for calling him a Holocaust denier.
Oscar-winning Ms Swank will reportedly play Ms Lipstadt, while it is unclear whether Mr Wilkinson will play a courtroom barrister or Irving.
“Denial” – which will be based on Ms Lipstadt’s book: History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier – will focus on the libel battle between the two historians, which Irving lost.
Producers Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff said: “This is a powerful story about the legal and personal battle Deborah Lipstadt fought to defend the veracity of historical facts.
