Tim Roth is in talks to play political operative Henry Kissinger in Cannes package Kissinger in Paris.

Tim Roth will play Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. secretary of state, in 'Kissinger Takes Paris.' Robin Wright will also star in the feature.

Henry Kissinger may have only died in November, but the controversial politician is already set to get the satirical comedy treatment. Tim Roth, Robin Wright, Mary-Louise Parker, Lucy Hale, David Cross,

Tim Roth, Robin Wright and Mary-Louise Parker are among a starry ensemble in talks to join Kissinger Takes Paris, a darkly comedic package that Concourse is introducing to Cannes buyers.

Produced by Claude Dal Farra and Brian Keady of BCDF Pictures, alongside Stanzler, " Kissinger Takes Paris " draws parallels with political satires like "Don't Look Up" and "Wag the Dog." The plot centers around Kissinger's transformative trip to Paris in 1968 amid the student protests and the se-ual revolution.