Gary Cole, fresh from a guest star stint on The West Wing, has signed on to indie drama The American Pastime.
Despite the title, it’s not about eating contests, it’s actually a World War II-set plot that follows two Japanese families in a Utah internment camp. Cole is playing a guard at the camp who has his own prejudices and baggage – his son died at Pearl Harbour. Desmond Nakano is writing and directing.
Before that Cole will crop up in something entirely lighter – he’s playing Will Ferrell’s dad in racing comedy Talladega Nights.