Jared Leto reportedly loses role in major new film amid sexual misconduct claims

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Page Six reports that the Dallas Buyers Club star, who was in advanced talks to join director Barry Levinson's political thriller 'Assassination', has ultimately been passed over for a role. Leto was reportedly "extremely interested" in joining the film and had been in ongoing conversations with Levinson, with one source reported as describing the casting as "seeming like a done deal." Indeed, Leto is listed as a star on the film's IMDB listing, alongside Jessica Chastain, Al Pacino, Brendan Fraser and Bryan Cranston. The mystery thriller offers up a new take on the JFK conspiracy.