An HBO movie about the recent Presidential race, with actors portraying Barack Obama, John McCain, Sarah Palin, and Hillary and Bill Clinton? Variety is reporting Read the full post.
Apr 14
2009
01:09 PM ET
An Obama, McCain, Palin, Clinton movie: Who would YOU cast?
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Will Smith as Obama (come on guys, he’s got to be tall!); Angela Bassett as Michelle; Elizabeth Mitchell would be good as Hillary though she’s too young – Annette Bening is a nice pick and fits the age range better; or perhaps Candace Bergen? David Morse would be a terrific Bill Clinton. I’m digging Megan Mullaly also for Palin, though Catherine Keener would be terrific in the part. Of course Peggy Hill from “King of the Hill” and the SuperNanny are best lookalikes. Chevy Chase as McCain; Ted Danson or Barry Bostwick as Biden
S. Palin- Felicity Huffman
H. Clinton – Edie Falco
perfect!
Obama-I agree with the person who wrote Will Smith.
Hillary: You’re right! Edie Falco!
Palin-Tina Fey!
McCain-Clint Eastwood, with some makeup.
Harry Lennix is a perfect Obama! He even sounds like him.
I love Megan but i am not sure she would be an awesome Palin. maybe though. Tina Fey could do it… however, she made a business making fun of Palin… and this movie is not a spoof of the election. Try Megan. Meryl Streep ABSOLUTELY for Hillary! she would do an amazing job!
Why does everyone always go to the “usual suspects” when it comes to casting choices??? Not one of the actresses mentioned to play Michelle looks even close to the real Michelle. Why not find an unknown who actually is an actress AND also looks like Michelle? Adds more authenticity in my opinion. That’s why we all loved Tina Fey as Palin.
Obama = Harry Lennix
Hilary = Sissy Spacek
McCain = Warren Beatty
Biden = Christopher Rich
Clinton = David Morse
Rahm Emmanuel = Rober Downey Jr
Kelly Preston = Sarah Palin
Michael Hogan from Battlestar Galactica is by far the best choice to play McCain. Other possibilities:
McCain’s Mother: Bette Davis circa 1987
Hillary: Streep
Palin: Fey
Obama: Robert Downey Jr.
Michelle: Jackee
Biden: Christopher Lloyd
Bill Clinton: Peter North
Palin’s daughter: Spear’s little sis
Anne Coulter: Patty Hearst
Cheney: Stephen Hawkings (but just for the inauguration)
Lynn Cheney: Melissa Ethridge
Dianne Feinstein: Ernest Borgnine
Rush Limbaugh: Dawn French
Elizabeth Dole: Any middle aged drag queen from the Deep South
Rahm Emanuel: Armin Shimmerman from DS9
Barney Frank: Harvey Fierstien
Pelosi: Katherine Harris
Mitch McConnel: Felicity Huffman
Rush Limbaugh: Nathan Lane
Kate Nelligan as Hillary! I noticed the resemblance when she played Tommy Lee Jones’ boss in U.S. Marshals.
Obama-Will Smith
Michelle-Garbrelle Union
lol at eddie for all of them
Tina Fey cannot play Palin because they will, no doubt, show clips of her actual impersonation. There’s a clip of Fey on SNL in the HBO movie Recount. Of course, they’re going to use clips of her in this one! It was a huge part of election (although, I don’t believe it actually affected the outcome)!
Definitely NOT Harry Lennix as Obama. He campaigned HARD for Hillary Clinton. If it were up to Harry Lennix there would be no Pres. Barack Obama right now.