Popsugar Entertainment Movie Casting Damian Lewis Cast as Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Damian Lewis Is Playing This Infamous Mayor in a New Movie, and People Are CONFUSED 10 April 2018 by Ryan Roschke Image Source: Getty / Gabriel Olsen / Geoff Robins This week, Hollywood was rocked by some rather unusual news: there's a new movie in the works, and it's about the late and former mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford. Oh, and the controversial figure will be played by Damian Lewis, who's best known for his roles in Homeland and Billions. The film will be called Run This Town, and Lewis will be joined by Nina Dobrev, Ben Platt, Mena Massoud, Scott Speedman, and Jennifer Ehle. But if you're still trying to wrap your head around the idea of Lewis as Ford, you're most definitely not alone. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lewis is of course being outfitted with prosthetic pieces in order to play the mayor. Even so, the two individuals seem worlds away from each other, and that is exactly the sentiment in the far reaches of the internet. As you continue to chew on this one, please see the variety of reactions from people who are just as confused as you are. what is happening https://t.co/lFnY7ch6sK— 𝕾𝖆𝖒 𝕸𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖘 (@SamMaggs) April 10, 2018 1 / 10 Damian Lewis cast to play Rob FordMe: pic.twitter.com/ZdDKP4EYAB— BRun (@BMaejr) April 10, 2018 2 / 10 Damian Lewis in a fat suit playing Rob Ford is such a ludicrous gift— Vanderpump Rules Watcher (@DavidUzumeri) April 10, 2018 3 / 10 So @DougSaunders and I lived on the same London street as Damian Lewis & never did I think, "oh look it's Rob Ford" https://t.co/SRl73dTeBb— Elizabeth Renzetti (@lizrenzetti) April 10, 2018 4 / 10 1. Damian Lewis?2. It's a "thriller"? https://t.co/HeOxjMyFVC— Richard Madan (@RichardMadan) April 10, 2018 5 / 10 Damian Lewis, uh, wouldn't have been my first thought for this https://t.co/d1SMrZCKOP— Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) April 10, 2018 6 / 10 I'm all for a Rob Ford movie if it means that Damian Lewis reenacts the Steak Queen tangent.— Ryan (@ryhar46) April 10, 2018 7 / 10 Uhhhhh no Damian Lewis is too sexy and thus completely unqualified for this role.— Emilee Rose (@Emilee624) April 10, 2018 8 / 10 So this is a thing, apparently https://t.co/nyD2MVM8vV— Lauren Pelley (@LaurenPelley) April 10, 2018 9 / 10 DAMIAN LEWIS'S AGENT: So Damian Lewis, you're a popular actor with the world ahead of him. What's the one role you crave above all else?*slides photo of Rob Ford hugging the Cheeseburglar across the table*DAMIAN LEWIS: This is the girl.— your friend john (@johnsemley3000) April 10, 2018 10 / 10 Movie CastingMoviesHumorDamian Lewis