Photos: Margot Robbie to play Tonya Harding in new biopic

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 11:57 p.m. ET

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Margot Robbie, the actress known for her roles in The Wolf of Wall Street and Suicide Squad, is set to play Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding in the upcoming biopic I, Tonya.

Harding's story 1994 rivalry and attack on figure-skater Nancy Kerrigan was orchestrated by Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gilloly. Sebastian Stan, who was in the Captain America series, has been cast as Gillooly.

View photos of Robbie on set below:

Kerrigan's recovery from an attack to win a silver medal in the ladies' single skating event. The attack and rivalry was also documented in ESPN's 30 for 30 film The Price of Gold.