After much back and forth, it's official — Jeff Daniels has been secured for the lead of Aaron Sorkin's upcoming HBO pilot, the pay channel tells TheWrap.
The as-yet-untitled pilot will revolve around a cable news program.
Though the "Dumb & Dumber" actor had been known to be in talks for the part, and "Social Network" screenwriter Sorkin had intimated that Daniels' participation was in the bag, the actor's rep countered last week that talk of confirmation was premature, as there was "no deal yet" and negotiations had just begun.
