Although Bill Murray is known to many as a comedic actor, he garners a lot of attention whenever he does a more serious role - like his Oscar nomination for "Lost in Translation."<br/> <br />Now Murray returns with another Oscar-contending role - that of U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt in the film "Hyde Park on Hudson." Murray and his co-star Laura Linney hit the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday (September 10) for the movie's premiere.<br/> <br />For Murray, playing such an iconic character of American history was not without its challenges - he had to do his homework.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE Bill Murray saying (English):<br/> <br />"Everyone knows him slightly. Everyone knows him a little but, like I knew him slightly. So if you do just a little bit of information, you're already slightly ahead, but there are a number of people that know a lot about him, so I just kept reading until I couldn't read anymore, until I felt like, ok I'm stuffed. It's like dinner: you can eat so much, you can stop, take a break, eat a little more, you can have dessert later, something like that, you can have left-overs the next day, but there's a certain moment where you're like, ok I've got enough. I think I know enough about him."<br/> <br />The film follows FDR's relationship with his fifth cousin, played by Linney, during a 1939 visit by the King and Queen of England to his home, Hyde Park.<br/> <br />At the festival, there was a great deal of Oscar buzz surrounding the film.<br/> <br />"Hyde Park on Hudson" hits theaters in December.
