...according to this in Variety:Ed Harris is set to play John McCain in HBO's original movie "Game Change," the story of the Arizona senator's run for president in the 2008 election.
Julianne Moore was previously cast in the role of vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin (Daily Variety, March 10).
Telepic, from Playtone and Everyman Pictures, is based on the book of the same name by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. Jay Roach is attached to direct a script from Danny Strong, who previously penned HBO's Roach-helmed "Recount," the story behind the 2000 controversial election of George W. Bush over Al Gore.
Roach and Strong exec produce with Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman.
Harris last worked with HBO in 2005 in the miniseries "Empire Falls," for which he was Emmy nommed. On the bigscreen, he recently appeared in Peter Weir's "The Way Back."
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I wonder what the rest of the casting will look like...
ReplyDeleteI smell a slew of Emmys for the stars of this, no matter how good it actually is.
ReplyDeletePossibly...nods at least.
ReplyDeletePersonally I was hoping the actor whol Played Colonel Tigh from Battlestar Galactica was going to play McCain. He looks just like him!
ReplyDeleteBut you can't really complain with a talent like Harris!
I've never seen the show, but I'll take your word for it.
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