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Game of Thrones star joins Melissa McCarthy comedy

Peter Dinklage
Peter Dinklage

Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage will star alongside Melissa McCarthy in her new comedy Michelle Darnell.

The 45-year-old star has landed a role in McCarthy's upcoming movie which she has co-written with her husband, Ben Falcone, who is also on board to direct, according to Variety.

McCarthy will play the title character - a business women who gets sent to prison for insider trading and on her release attempts to rebrand herself as a heroine.

Dinklage’s character has not yet been revealed, although it is suggested that he’ll be playing the film’s antagonist.

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