Damian Lewis (Homeland) is in talks to play King Henry VIII in the BBC/Masterpiece six-part miniseries adapted from Hilary Mantel's novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. Deadline.com reported that the negotiations are complex and the "deal is not yet closed," but if it works out, Lewis would join a cast that includes Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell. Peter Kosminsky is directing a script by Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).
