The logic seems pretty simple: Paul Giamatti won all kinds of acclaim playing the titular “John Adams” mini so why not have him cross the pond (figuratively) to play another historical figure?
Giamatti is set to play the famed Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev in the upcoming HBO cable movie “K Blows Top.” Based on the book by Peter Carlson, the comedy will focus on Khrushchev’s somewhat surreal 1959 visit to America. Paul Bernbaum (“Next,” “Hollywoodland”) will write the script.
Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman will executive produce the project with KippSter Entertainment’s Perri Kipperman and David Stern co-executive producing.