Post by jo on Aug 23, 2017 14:39:18 GMT -5
May I open a new thread on the movie, as it nears filming and a full cast announcement has been made?
I am reprinting the last post from NEW FILM ROLE ( Gary Hart political drama : The Frontrunner).
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Full cast announcement! Via Entertainment Weekly.
ew.com/movies/the-front-runner-gary-hart-hugh-jackman-cast/the-front-runner-full-cast-announcement
Save for Vera Farmiga and J.K.Simmons, most of the casting is with relatively unknown actors/actresses with known previous work.
It looks like the storyline may be a little unexpected, as director Jason Reitman calls it a political comedy.
Vera Farmiga as Lee Hart
Lee Hart, who has been married to Gary since 1958, will be portrayed by Vera Farmiga, who costarred in Reitman's 2009 comedy Up in the Air. In interviews, Lee always said their marriage was a case of opposites attracting — he was brash and charming, she was introverted and intellectual. The story of The Front Runner will show that relationship strained, but — as we now see three decades later — enduring.
J.K. Simmons as Bill Dixon
The Whiplash Oscar-winner will play Bill Dixon, the campaign manager for Hart ‘88, a longtime friend who knew the candidate from their days opposing the Vietnam War in the 1960s. He was one of the campaign's only officials from Hart's generation, overseeing a staff of young political idealists who considered Hart the JFK of their time. Simmons has had a role in every one of Reitman's films, starting with 2007's Thank You For Smoking.
Sara Paxton as Donna Rice
Rice was the actress and model who unwittingly became the catalyst for a scandal that would engulf the Hart campaign after the senator formed a relationship with her after a flirtatious night at a yacht party. She'll be played by Sara Paxton, who's known for the TNT series Murder in the First and movies such as 2004's Sleepover and 2006's Aquamarine.
Check out the rest of the character list and the related casting from the link.
It looks like it will be a very interesting slice of political drama, which while it happened in 1988, would or could unwittingly be seen from the viewpoint of today's politics and media profile.
There's something about a new movie with Hugh Jackman portraying a character in a real-life setting but from the spectrum of politics of some three decades ago which sounds very exciting to me. It is going to be a character study which could define another layer of versatility for this actor of film and stage!
Jo
I am reprinting the last post from NEW FILM ROLE ( Gary Hart political drama : The Frontrunner).
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Full cast announcement! Via Entertainment Weekly.
ew.com/movies/the-front-runner-gary-hart-hugh-jackman-cast/the-front-runner-full-cast-announcement
Save for Vera Farmiga and J.K.Simmons, most of the casting is with relatively unknown actors/actresses with known previous work.
It looks like the storyline may be a little unexpected, as director Jason Reitman calls it a political comedy.
The Story
The aim is for a film in the tradition of wry '70s-era political movies like The Candidate. Hart was hailed as a compassionate, dynamic candidate who predicted the rising threat of Mideast terrorism and the diminishing of the Cold War, but his campaign was thrown into disarray when reports surfaced that he may have had an extramarital affair. Before this, political journalists mostly overlooked the private lives of politicians. "It is a genuine ensemble with something like 20 main characters, and our casting director John Papsidera (Dunkirk) has worked tirelessly to put the time and care into every journalist and campaign member," Reitman says.
The aim is for a film in the tradition of wry '70s-era political movies like The Candidate. Hart was hailed as a compassionate, dynamic candidate who predicted the rising threat of Mideast terrorism and the diminishing of the Cold War, but his campaign was thrown into disarray when reports surfaced that he may have had an extramarital affair. Before this, political journalists mostly overlooked the private lives of politicians. "It is a genuine ensemble with something like 20 main characters, and our casting director John Papsidera (Dunkirk) has worked tirelessly to put the time and care into every journalist and campaign member," Reitman says.
The Front Runner full cast announcement
In director Jason Reitman's The Front Runner, Hugh Jackman will star as '80s presidential candidate Sen. Gary Hart, in what the filmmaker describes as "a political comedy about the moment in our history when tabloid journalism and political journalism drove into the same lane." Today, EW reveals the full cast, including familiar faces from Girls, Silicon Valley, and Halt and Catch Fire.
In director Jason Reitman's The Front Runner, Hugh Jackman will star as '80s presidential candidate Sen. Gary Hart, in what the filmmaker describes as "a political comedy about the moment in our history when tabloid journalism and political journalism drove into the same lane." Today, EW reveals the full cast, including familiar faces from Girls, Silicon Valley, and Halt and Catch Fire.
Vera Farmiga as Lee Hart
Lee Hart, who has been married to Gary since 1958, will be portrayed by Vera Farmiga, who costarred in Reitman's 2009 comedy Up in the Air. In interviews, Lee always said their marriage was a case of opposites attracting — he was brash and charming, she was introverted and intellectual. The story of The Front Runner will show that relationship strained, but — as we now see three decades later — enduring.
J.K. Simmons as Bill Dixon
The Whiplash Oscar-winner will play Bill Dixon, the campaign manager for Hart ‘88, a longtime friend who knew the candidate from their days opposing the Vietnam War in the 1960s. He was one of the campaign's only officials from Hart's generation, overseeing a staff of young political idealists who considered Hart the JFK of their time. Simmons has had a role in every one of Reitman's films, starting with 2007's Thank You For Smoking.
Sara Paxton as Donna Rice
Rice was the actress and model who unwittingly became the catalyst for a scandal that would engulf the Hart campaign after the senator formed a relationship with her after a flirtatious night at a yacht party. She'll be played by Sara Paxton, who's known for the TNT series Murder in the First and movies such as 2004's Sleepover and 2006's Aquamarine.
Check out the rest of the character list and the related casting from the link.
It looks like it will be a very interesting slice of political drama, which while it happened in 1988, would or could unwittingly be seen from the viewpoint of today's politics and media profile.
There's something about a new movie with Hugh Jackman portraying a character in a real-life setting but from the spectrum of politics of some three decades ago which sounds very exciting to me. It is going to be a character study which could define another layer of versatility for this actor of film and stage!
Jo
