Reese Witherspoon, Scarlet Johansson, Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Chastain vying for Hillary Clinton’s role?

The battleground is ready for the role offormer Secretary of StateHillary Rodham Clinton in the upcoming biopic on her life titled Rodham. The top Hollywood actresses who are facing the competition are Reese Witherspoon, Scarlet Johansson,Amanda Seyfried and Jessica Chastain.

The political drama is expected to release ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The biopic will revolve aroundthe preliminary years of Clinton's married life with PresidentBill Clinton and her life as a 26-year-old Washington lawyer, as reported by the New York Daily News. It is believed thatScarlet Johansson is the most preferred one among others. As told by the directorJames Ponsoldt to The Independent, "We're very fortunate that a lot of really great actors are interested in playing these roles. We're in an enviable position.”