Casting HBO's election 2012 movie...
Since HBO is releasing their 2008 campaign movie, I'm wondering who they will get to play the Republican primary candidates.
Some suggestions:
Mitt Romney: John Hamm or James Van Der Beek (just for the giant forehead real estate)
Santorum is a tough one. Maybe Crispin Glover, not for looks, but similar degree of weirdness:
http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Crispin+Glover+BAFTA+Los+Angeles+2010+Britannia+UfxGTPR-uv0l.jpg
Newt could be any number of elderly men or women. For example, imagine Edie McClurg with a white wig:
She's definitely got the smarm to be Newt.
Or Dwight from the Office:
Ron Paul is tough. Ian McKellen has the look, but he's got too much gravitas. Maybe some helium would fix the voice.
There might be someone more appropriate to play Herman Cain than Mike Tyson, but Tyson would eat that person and get the part any way:
John Huntsman could be played by any local newscaster who isn't busy.
Michelle Bachmann? I would again have to go with Jon Hamm, which would require some cgi when she is in scenes with Romney.
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She got the right coloring and can do the scary eyes look. Remember her in Men In Black II? She was perfect as an alien!
