Alec Baldwin in talks to host new TV show

The '30 Rock' actor has been approached by MSNBC to present a weekly programme, which “will feature a large dose of Baldwin’s outspoken liberal politics” airing on Friday nights, according to Mediate.

Alec recently revealed he had been offered the role of a villain in an upcoming Marvel superhero film, but ultimately declined as his wife Hilaria is due to give birth imminently.

He said: "I have [been offered a role in a superhero movie], but I won't mention which one. I don't want to undo somebody because they hired someone else to do it. But they asked me to play a villain in one of these Marvel Comics movies.

"I wasn't available. They wanted me to work a certain time, and because of my wife's pregnancy, I had to turn down two films this summer that I wanted to do."

While Alec is reluctant to name the role he declined, it's possible the actor was approached for a role in James Gunns' intergalactic movie, "Guardians of the Galaxy", which is currently being filmed at Shepperton Studios in England.

He will next be seen starring alongside Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett in Woody Allen's critically acclaimed drama, "Blue Jasmine".

The film tells the story of a rich and glamorous New York City housewife whose life is turned upside down when her high-powered husband is exposed for running a Ponzi scheme.