Casting for a new movie about Hillary Clinton
05-31-13, 02:46 AM
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Casting for a new movie about Hillary Clinton
Too bad Bea Arthur could not play her.
Who wants to see a movie with this old bag and nobody will remember her or her husband 25 years from now.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...mulled-hillar/
Who wants to see a movie with this old bag and nobody will remember her or her husband 25 years from now.
A bevy of power names in Hollywood are vying for the chance to portray former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at age 26 in an upcoming biopic.
Among the stars in the running: Scarlett Johansson and Reese Witherspoon, Politico reported. Also considered are Les Miserables’ Amanda Seyfried and Zero Dark Thirty’s Jessica Chastain, the report said.
“They’re all wonderful actresses,” said director James Ponstoldt, of his movie, “Rodham,” in Politico. “We’re very fortunate that a lot of really great actors are interested in playing these roles. We’re in an enviable position.”
The movie looks at Mrs. Clinton’s work as an attorney for the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate.
“Regardless of people’s political affiliation or how they feel about Hillary Clinton, you don’t find people who question the quality of her intelligence or her drive. I want a wonderful actress who could embody that,” he said, in Politico.
Among the stars in the running: Scarlett Johansson and Reese Witherspoon, Politico reported. Also considered are Les Miserables’ Amanda Seyfried and Zero Dark Thirty’s Jessica Chastain, the report said.
“They’re all wonderful actresses,” said director James Ponstoldt, of his movie, “Rodham,” in Politico. “We’re very fortunate that a lot of really great actors are interested in playing these roles. We’re in an enviable position.”
The movie looks at Mrs. Clinton’s work as an attorney for the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate.
“Regardless of people’s political affiliation or how they feel about Hillary Clinton, you don’t find people who question the quality of her intelligence or her drive. I want a wonderful actress who could embody that,” he said, in Politico.
05-31-13, 03:13 AM
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Re: Casting for a new movie about Hillary Clinton
Maybe Amanda Seyfried if they ugly her up a bit (I don't find her terribly attractive anyway) but those other ladies are way, way, too good looking to play a convincing Hillary. I mean seriously, Jessica Chastain?
Maybe that creepy boy who plays the son from The Purge would make a good Hillary.
That kid who played "Flick" in A Christmas Story would make a good Bill. Rumor is he's a porn star now so he's got that going for him.
Maybe that creepy boy who plays the son from The Purge would make a good Hillary.
That kid who played "Flick" in A Christmas Story would make a good Bill. Rumor is he's a porn star now so he's got that going for him.
05-31-13, 06:59 AM
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05-31-13, 09:45 AM
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Re: Casting for a new movie about Hillary Clinton
I would pick the least attractive of that bunch to play Hillary and that would be Ms. Chastain. I also get the sense that she could play a royal bitch really well. If Streep played the part, she'd make Hillary too sympathetic.
05-31-13, 09:48 AM
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Re: Casting for a new movie about Hillary Clinton
Lena Dunham has the right look and is much closer to 26 than the actresses mentioned above. She could certainly get the bitchiness right, even if I'm not sure how much of a dramatic actress she is.
05-31-13, 09:48 AM
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Re: Casting for a new movie about Hillary Clinton
Chastain the LEAST attractive? Absolute blasphemy.
05-31-13, 09:52 AM
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05-31-13, 09:53 AM
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05-31-13, 09:54 AM
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05-31-13, 09:56 AM
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05-31-13, 02:03 PM
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Re: Casting for a new movie about Hillary Clinton
The script was interesting, but it had a few very one dimensional written friends (real life people) of Hillary's who were saying the whole time "Ewww Bill isn't rich, why would you go out with him?" and other such stuff.
06-06-13, 05:35 PM
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Re: Casting for a new movie about Hillary Clinton
Carey Mulligan is in the lead for the role
