Not awash on Rachel Weisz as Jackie Kennedy? Give Katie Holmes a attempt then.

The Dawson's Creek alum will play the above aboriginal adult in the History Channel's accessible eight-hour miniseries, The Kennedys, the arrangement announced.

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Greg Kinnear will brilliant as President John F. Kennedy, with Barry Pepper and Tom Wilkinson absorbed to play Robert F. Kennedy and ancestors ancestor Joe Kennedy Sr., respectively.

The miniseries — History Channel's aboriginal attack into scripted ball — will analyze the political dynasty's acceleration to bulge and Kennedy's aboriginal years in appointment afore his 1963 assassination.

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24 architect Joel Surnow will executive-produce the project, which is slated to premiere in 2011.

What do you anticipate of the cast? Will Katie do Jackie and her beanie hat justice?