I think I know who should play Paul Manafort in the moovie...

[Volaris]

Ray Liotia .

Mods, if this goes elsewhere, let me know and I'll move (or delete)

Other suggestions?

[empedocles]

1. There are so many traitortrump disgusting characters -

be a casting director's epic dream.

[malaise]

2. I can see 20 sequels

Will it ever end?

[Kahuna7]

5. At least..

[empedocles]

8. No it will not end for an extremely long time. The cast and material seem endless.

I had a brief consulting stint for Nixon, that had an Oval Office connection to the Watergate epic. So I followed Watergate and subsequent books articles, etc., with great interest. Watergate lives to this day.

However, ' trumpgate' is stupendously larger than Watergate. Hard to describe. 20 sequels? Longest running tv series ever? Hard to compare. Watergate seems to be . . . a few toilets compared to the trumpgate sewerage holding treatment facility?

[empedocles]

11. DC has a comedy revue, the 'Capitol Steps' that is thriving. There are funny reviews online

that demonstrate how endless the 'trump fiascos' materials are.

[Volaris]

14. I'd agree with you ...

When this is done and in the history books, it's going to make Watergate look like someone who works in the WH went to court to argue a jaywalking ticket.

Of the Republican Party survives it, I'll be surprised ..this is Whig-level misjudgement shit that were about to live through heh...

[empedocles]

24. The number of apparent crimes committed, times the number of players involved in

each crime, and the trump family members who appear to have committed so many crimes . . .

Might need a three, or even four, dimensional model to get something of a handle on it.

[You can tell I still have a hard time describing the parameters of the mess].

[So grateful for the Information Age that is so essential to the exploration of this history].

[mucifer]

3. As long as Ben Stiller plays Cohen I really don't care

[Kahuna7]

4. If Tony Curtis weren't dead, he'd of been perfect. Liotta is good. nt

[tblue37]

9. Ben Gazzara if he were alive and chubbier:

?1328323462

[Volaris]

10. I say that only because I just saw him run a chantix quit smoking ad

And he's a perfect spokesman lol...this, combined with the fact that he's the right age, plus his Goodfellas role, ...

Convinces me he could get an Oscar for that shit.

'understandably' sleazy, post-midlife.

Yep. That's my pic lol (even tho he's probably totally the opposite IRL heh)

[lunatica]

6. I'm dating myself but Victor Mature would have been perfect

He played a lot of really sleazy roles.

[Kahuna7]

12. Okay. Then let's do his look alike, Christopher Noth....Right? nt

[lunatica]

16. Noth is lacking that greasy mob look

but if he puts a generous amount of pomade and puts a permanent strutting curl on his lip he’d be OK.

[mitch96]

27. He could be Anthony Bourdain's brother....nt

[AlexSFCA]

7. SNl is a great auditioning platform for this whole admin

[milestogo]

13. Kevin Spacey would be great.

[Volaris]

15. Spaceys not sleazy enough I think lol!

On Edit :
Or, Liotia can play Cohen, and ben Affleck can play manafort...

[lunatica]

17. Well he is sleazy but

Can’t beat Manafort in the sleaze look.

[Mr. Ected]

18. Paul Sorvino comes to mind....

[Kahuna7]

20. YAAAAS!!! DING DING DING DING DING!

[grantcart]

21. Maybe 30 years ago. He is almost 80. Saw him recently in Bad Blood (netflix)

and I was shocked at how old and heavy he looked.

[PCIntern]

19. Barry Nelson but he's deceased...

He played the first James Bond on teevee long before Connery made Dr No

[mokawanis]

22. Jon Voight

He's already well-versed at being a scumbag

[ProudLib72]

23. I wish this guy were still around to play Stone

[Kahuna7]

25. LOL! Or Ghouliani.

[no_hypocrisy]

26. Paul Sorvino

Paul Manafort

[lunatica]

32. I don't know about Paul Sorvino

He doesn’t have that disgusting self enamored strutting thing going on. Paul Sorvino comes across as low key deadly serious.

[WheelWalker]

28. Kevin Kostner

[Ilsa]

29. I think Manafort could pass for Chris Noth's ugly brother.

Chris is handsome.

[Kahuna7]

30. Chris is my pretend husband...

[lunatica]

31. I know what you mean

He’s a very sexy man to those of us who aren’t seduced by what others dictate as trendy.

I have a whole list of such sexy men!

[TexasBushwhacker]

34. I have a list like that too

Never been a fan of the pretty boys like Brad Pitt.

[TexasBushwhacker]

33. Chris would be perfect

He was good at playing a corrupt politician in The Good Wife.

[Blue_true]

35. The guy who played the mob boss Paulie in Goodfellas. nt

[Kahuna7]

36. That's Paul Sorvino. Yep. He's been nominated up thread.