'A Month in the Country's Peter Dinklage Joins 'DARNELL' Comedy

Peter Dinklage will join previously announced cast member Melissa McCarthy in the upcoming comedy MICHELLE DARNELL, according to Variety. The 'Game of Thrones' actor currently stars opposite Taylor Schilling in Ivan Turgenev's 's A Month in the Country, at Classic Stage Company.

Ben Falcone will helm the project from a script based on an original character created by McCarthy, who also penned the screenplay along with Falcone and Steve Mallory.

According to the report, the story will center on "a titan of industry who is sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget."

Sources reveal that Dinklage would be playing the antagonist in the film, slated to hit theaters on April 8, 2016.

Dinklage received an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister on HBO's "Game of Thrones." He has appeared in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and will soon be seen "Pixels" alongside Adam Sandler this July.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos

Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos

Don't Miss a TV News Story Sign up for all the news on the Fall season, discounts & more...