Frost/Nixon is a 2008 drama film based upon the play of the same name by Peter Morgan. The film version is to be directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films for Universal Pictures. The film reunites its original two stars from the London and Broadway productions of the play, Frank Langella as former US President Richard Nixon and Michael Sheen as British TV broadcaster David Frost. Filming began on August 27, 2007.
Before Ron Howard (I) was selected to direct this film, there was strong competition from other filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols (I), George Clooney, Sam Mendes', and Bennett Miller.
'Frank Langella' won a Tony Award in 2007 for playing Richard Nixon in the original stage production.
