*UPDATE* — okay, that's it for the day. It's 2pm, the jury has left the building and we have no verdict yet. We'll see you all back here bright and early on Monday morning for another week of live blogging from the Prettyman Courthouse — JH
We thought we might have a hearing on the meaning of whatever word the jury wanted a dictionary for today, but so far — nada. Still, in Marcy's absense it's been nice to have egregious here in the media room as backup in case I needed to be up in the courtroom (everyone knows how much I love sitting on those rock-hard benches). We've got about 45 minutes until the end of the day (jury goes home at 2pm) so we're in countdown phase for the weekend until then.
Meanwhile, via Jeralyn at TalkLeft, we find that the Wilsons have sold their story to Warner Brothers. The sport du jour here at the courthouse is casting. Matt Cooper has already publicy said that he wants Jack Black to play him (who would no doubt pick up an Oscar for the "sprawl" scene). Feel free to play blogospheric casting director in the comments below — who knows, someone Debra Zane could be picking up tips.
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fitz?
Fitzgerald
Jane!
Warner Brothers. It’s obviously a typo, since you’re in the film business.
John Cusack to play Fitz!
Dustin Hoffman as Scooter.
Egregious!! Jane!!
I love Sharon Stone… not as much as Jane and ReddHedd though!
I’ve always seen Diane Lane playing Valerie Plame.
OK, I know I’m Hollywood illiterate, so help me out here.
The actress on the lower left looks like Kirsten Dunst, upper right looks like Jennifer Connolly with blonde hair. Who are the other two?
Good thing there is no shortage of gorgeous intelligent blondes in Hollywood these days …
ooh I’ll have fun with this one. Thanks folks at FDL for hanging in there.
Jane, Christy, Marcy, Pach should play themselves. That would be pretty damn cool.
*I know I’m leaving some key FDLers out, my apologies.
LittlePig @ 9
Cate Blanchett on topleft, Sharon Stone topright.
Haven’t we been giving casting suggestions for almost a week now?
I was hoping to hear from the jury what words they were stuck on, to get some hint of what they’re working on.
Richard Gere as the Ambassador.
Last chance for a verdict today :)
*waves hi to fdl folk*
Sharon Stone as Valerie…if it is the current Valerie.
And is Jane going to be Producer? I am surprised someone in the Netroots didn’t buy this for filming.
upper left is Cate Blanchett – maybe the best current actress – and lower right is – I think – Naomi Watts
My choice is Sharon Stone. I think she could pull it off and she’s still got it at her age. BTW, I was going to suggest Sharon in a previous thread. She just seems like a natural choice for some reason.
Cate Blanchett is very talented but not quite the right choice.
Kirsten Dunst is way too young.
I don’t know who the chick is in the lower right corner but she looks familiar. Another possibility.
If he were still alive, I’d INSIST on Tor Johnson to play Dick Cheney.
Swopa @ 6
While Dustin Hoffman would be an excellent, I think he’s too big a “star” to play that part. What we need is someone who is DustinHoffman-like.
Also, sad but true, the only current male leading man out there who comes to mind for the role of Mr Fitsgerald is Ben Affleck. (They just don’t make movie start like they used to . . . 0
egregious @ 16
*waves back*
Is the bottomright one Naomi Watts?
Cast Members:
Valerie Plame – Helen Hunt/Nicole Kidman
Joe Wilson – John Goodman/Alec Baldwin
Karl Rove – Philip Seymour Hoffman
Scooter Libby – Jon Stewart
Patrick Fitzgerald – Kevin Costner
Ari Fleischer – Rob Cordry
Dick Cheney – Himself (from Prison)/Animatronic Robot
can we submit the names of dead actors to play Darth Cheney?
Can anyone else see George Clooney as Ambassador Wilson?
Jane Hamsher as Herself
I mentioned Naomi Watts for Valerie the other day, and from this picture I think she’d be perfect. Sharon Stone might work, too.
scarebaby @ 26
no.
Valerie Plame : Laura Linney
Joseph Wilson : Jeff Bridges
Irving Libby: Tim Roth
Patrick Fitzgerald : Bill Campbell
Mary Matalin: Mare Winningham
Karen Hughes: Diana Scarwid (in a special effects suit)
The question is, whose spin will the story be told from?
I’m just a wee bit cynical these days, don’t want to see this story get a whitewash.
steelthing @ 25
why not!
Young Turk @ 23
Have you seen John Goodman, lately?
portia.vz @
18
I was also thinking Sharon Stone.
I contend that Virginia Madsen is the perfect choice for the role of Valerie Plame.
Check these links and see if you don’t agree:
http://www.cinemagia.ro/getimg…..amp;size=s
http://www.producerslibrary.com/slides/Virginia Madsen.jpg
Tim Robbins as Fitz
The actor who plays Tommy Caffe in Brotherhood on Showtime has always kind of reminded me of Fitz…
http://www.sho.com/site/brotherhood/characters.do
Dru 29 — good list
Kevin Costner????
Jerry Zucker: Wisconsin boy. Milwaukee.
Dru @ 30
Exxxcellentt Libby
*xyz @34
I agree. I think Virginia Madsen is perfect as Valerie Plame.
Thank you, Jane!
I’m trying to think of someone decrepit enough to play Novak. Some dead actor would fit perfectly.
Max Schreck, perhaps? (Nosferatu)
mack @ 35
That may be the best Fitz casting suggestion so far.
Peter Murphey
LaFourmiRouge @ 43
I am not sure that Warner Brothers was a good choice as TimeWarner employs both Matthew Cooper and Novak.
LaFourmiRouge @ 44
my choice, too!
Anthony Hopkins with a cameo as Dick Cheney. Waugh, waugh.
Tom Selleck as Ted Wells. ^_^
Anjelica Huston (in full Morticia makeup) as Judy Miller.
And Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu as Fitzie’s angels, I mean, Firedoglake livebloggers.
The Nefarious Leslie @ 44
Nope, too Tim Robbins is too Nadery for the role.
John Goodman as Tim Russert
The Nefarious Leslie @ 45
yes, but I’m not sure we’re there yet.
That’s it, the jury has left the building. We’ll be back here on Monday am…
mack @ 50
Now yer talkin’.
Alan Arkin as Shooter
James Woods as Scooter
Sasha Baron Cohen as Saddam Hussein
Jamie Gurtz as Judy Miller
I’m trying to think of someone decrepit enough to play Novak.
Anna Nicole Smith?
Another dead ringer:
Richard Dreyfuss has to play Cheney. See the link:
http://www.destinationhollywoo…..ent_01.jpg
Jane Hamsher @ 53
as will I
P.S. I think the jury was looking up the word “boondoggle.”
*xyz @ 34:
Seconded. She’s underrated. One of my favorites. I’m glad she got recognized in Sideways.
I nominate William H. Macy to play Scooter. He’s deft enough to pull off that delicate balance between bad guy and buffoon.
Young Turk @ 24
Ack! Nicole Kidman totally wrong. I always think of her as being too vulnerable and soft inside. The actress who plays Valerie has to project nerves of steel. Besides, Kidman is overexposed.
OT:
Bush is going to AL to see the tornada damage.
spinoza @ 56
you’re bad
mack @ 50
Good one!
My suggestion for TRex: Godzilla
The Nefarious Leslie @ 33
Charlize Theron as Valerie Plame. She can be stunningly beautiful or anything you want. She is a superb actor. Cate Blanchett could do it too. She is also a great actor.
Dru @ 29
Bill Campbell photo.
Jabba the Hut as Karl Rove.
Kevin Spacey as Fitz.
*xyz @ 56
Perfect! But he’d have to put on a little more weight.
HotFlash @ 66
another exxcellentt choice
Alice @ 46:
Cooper has left Time. Novak works for TimeWarner? News to me.
Need a role for ex-Sen Fred Thompson, no? He’s, after all, very interested in the case.
Casting:
Jon Lovitz to play Cheney. Nathan Lane to play Barbara Bush (the matriarch not the girl gone wild). And, a Howdy Doody puppet controlled by Lovitz to play George W. Bush.
Valerie Plame/Charlize Theron or Jane Hamsher
Joe Wilson/Jeff Bridges
Tim Russert/Randy Quaide
Judy Miller/Annette Benning
Scooter Libby/James Caan
*xyz @ 49
Nadery??? As in Ralph? Nuh-uh.
Someone suggested Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Rove. Awesome suggestion.
What about Nicholas Cage as Fitz? He can be a great actor when he chooses to do a good film instead of the dreck he often gets into.
Biodun @ 72
Nope, they’ve both left. Now Novak works for Murdoch at Fox.
Nathan Lane to play Barbara Bush (the matriarch not the girl gone wild)
Now that’s funny!
alerie Plame – Sharon Stone/Nicole Kidman
Joe Wilson – Alan Rickman/Trevor Eve
Karl Rove – Philip Seymour Hoffman
Scooter Libby – Bill Macy/ Jon Stewart
Patrick Fitzgerald – Kevin Spacy
Ari Fleischer – Rob Cordry
Dick Cheney – John Goodman/Brian Denehey
Many of these are culled from threads from earlier in the week. Everyone needs to rent a movie with Eric Bana because he can pull off brilliant and beautiful, the vital ingredients for the perfect Fitz.
Ambassador Joe Wilson: Richard Gere or Jeff Bridges
Valerie Plame: Virginia Madsen or Cate Blanchett
Karl Rove: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Scooter Libby: Kevin Spacey or William H. Macy [I like Dru’s selection of Tim Roth]
Dick Cheney: Jack Nicholson
Judy Miller: Judy Davis
Patrick Fitzgerald: Eric Bana or Hugh Laurie (Someone said John Cusack but I don’t think he can pull off the scarey smart.)
Bob Woodward: Robert Redford (again)
Matt Cooper: Wallace Shawn
Fred Thompson can’t act. Check him out at “Law & Order.”
Elliott @
57
good job, gang. let’s be patient, uh, patienter.
The Nefarious Leslie @ 68
Is Mare Winingham still acting? Doesn’t she have something like 86 kids? I can see the facial resemblence to Matalin but Mare seems too nice. I dunno, maybe she will like playing against type.
Oh yeah.
Tim’s a big Nader guy.
Tim’s support for Nader in 2000 is imprinted on his very soul forever.
Thus, Tim Robbins can never again credibly play a virtuous character.
so, is the jury done for the week?
Biodun @ 82
Lousy Senator, too.
pdq @ 69
Kevin Spacey could do Fitz or Libby.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman would be a smashing Karl Rove. Costner as Wilson seems good.
Jane S. @ 82
I hate to break it to you but I think Wallace Shawn is dead.
I know, it’s “Inconceivable”.
Paul23:
Tor Johnson playing Shooter–brilliant! The Unearthly.
Still miss my MST3K.
Hey guys, you can now register to attend Keith Olbermann’s interview with Valerie Plame in NYC on March 17.
Here’s a link
emptywheel @ 77
That’s nice to know. I thought Cooper had been promoted to Time’s Washington Bureau chief, no?
Brian Denehey as Darth! Perfect choice, RevDeb.
By the way, I think Virginia Madsen would be a close second behind Sharon Stone.
Someone mentioned Anthony Hopkins for Cheney, but I think Hopkins would really kill as Robert Novak.
portia.vz @ 89
He is not dead. A girlfriend of mine in NYC says she sees him around town all the time, she thinks he is following her. I grant you that he is a little old to play Cooper.
Meryl Street for Valarie Wilson.
I would actually like to see the whole film in the hands of the folks who made “Waiting for Guffman” and “A Mighty Wind”.
Tor Johnson reference AND MST3K !
awesome !
*xyz @ 34
If she can act it would totally work.
Kirsten Dunst: way too young
Sharon Stone: physically a good match, but perhaps a little too old.
Cate Blanchett: possible, but not quite right.
Naomi Watts: perfect.
For Joe:
Harrison Ford: too old, unfortunately, otherwise he’d be perfect.
Cary Grant: unfortunately unavailable.
George Clooney: just a tad too glam.
David Straitharn???: he played Edward R. Murrow in Clooney’s “Good Night and Good Luck.”
Russell Crowe???: as long as we keep him away from phones….
Colin Firth: can he do an American accent?
Hugh Jackman???: possibly too young
For Scooter:
Dustin Hoffman: brilliant
For Fitz:
Matt Damon?
Daniel Craig: the new Bond. Not tall enough, but if he can do an American accent, I’d say he’s otherwise right for the part.
*xyz @ 85
Did not know that. But he’s done so many other good things … maybe he could redeem himself.
Meryl Streep
Preview is our friend.
Eric Bana, yes. Hugh Laurie, no: too British.
*xyz @ 91
Augh! That’s the day I’m flying up to Boston for my wedding shower! Damn you, keith!
Will it be livebroadcast anywhere?
To go back on topic, I guess that means we need an actor for Keith now. Jeff Goldblum?
:ducking and running away while dodging tomatoes:
xyz @ #85,
get over it already, pup.
hackworth @ 88
I love Kevin Spacey, but he can’t do Fitz – for one thing, he’s way too short. But he would make a great Libby.
TRex @ 98
Brilliant! I’d see that in a New York minute.
TRex @ 98
I’d like William Goldman or Emptywheel to write it! Or Jane Hamsher.
Who broke the margins?
scarebaby @ 25
I can, although he may be just a little too glam. He was on my list though, see below.
Biodun @ 82
He can act like a corn-pone, dumb*ss war-mongering, police state imposing right winger. Oh wait…
Saint Brigid @
90
Me, too.
(And I never got into that whole Joel vs. Mike thing.)
.
You know we need to throw off the shackles, they did a play with what, 12 different people playing Bob Dylan? How aboiut Sandra Oh as Fitz?
This is as good a time as any to remind everyone not to blockquote more than two comments — or you bust our margins wide open and everyone will be forced to curse your name. Thanks.
guess the weekend has started. beer thirty anyone?
margins went wack right after I hit submit but to quote Homer Simpson: “I didn’t do it !”
Patrick Swayze as Karen Hughes
Jeff Bridges as Amb. Wilson
Charlize Theron as Valerie Plane
Safe travels, Jane.
BurkeDem @ 108
Christopher Guest. . .”You bastard people”!
I’m all for Jeff Bridges as Ambassador Wilson. I feel almost certain that Daniel Craig could do an American accent. He might be great as Fitz.
Denzel Washington as Wells.
I don’t see Sharon Stone as Valerie; either Naomi Watts or Madsen would be good, Blanchett maybe, maybe not; Helen Hunt too whiny-earnest IMHO.
Re Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Rover – a good choice, but better if the director and producer insist he play the role starting from his portrayal of Capote.
What about Bonamici, Zeidenberg, etc.? Laura SanGiacomo as Bonamici? Jennifer Connelly?
For Novak, Peter Cushing immediately sprang to mind.
Somewhere, Paul Giamatti fits into this, too.
And, Who to Play Judy???
Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond) as Wells
Daniel Day Lewis as Fitz (he’s tall and can play anything)
Ron Rifkin as Libby
Ed*ard Teller @ 106
Hmmmm… Scalia described Bush v. Gore as “water over the deck” and told us to “get over it”.
Portia. vz @ 89:
Wallace Shawn is very much alive. You’re thinking of his father, William, former editor of The New Yorker, who died in 1992, I think.
Jack Nicholson as Dickie Armitage
Biodun @ 104
I can’t give proper credit. Someone in comments suggested Hugh Laurie because he could pull off “Madness, Madness, Madness” in a way that few actors could. We know that he can do an American accent but I’ll grant you that is a little easier than Brooklyn. My mother is a Brooklyn girl and the cadence of that accent is truly a lullaby to me.
the other day somebody proposed Samuel L. Jackson to play Condi Rice
Judy = Diane Keaton
Christy Hardin Smith @ 115
Sorry, Christy – thought it was three comments. I have sinned.
Sorry, you’re all all wet. Willem Dafoe as I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby.
“Johnny Savage is out of the show !”
Paul Giamatti would be a great Matt Cooper actually. And as much as I like Phillip Seymour Hoffman, I dont actually see him in the role of Karl Rove. You need someone to play Rove that may be an unknown who would fill the role as a breakout performance for themselves. I see Hoffman in the cast though as some sort of ancillary figure, or maybe as Tim Russert.
busted blockquotes – what are the odds? let’s check with Car Talk statistician Marge Inovera.
Tim Robbins – Joe Wilson
Susan Sarandon or Sharon Stone – Valerie Plame
Billy Bob Thornton – Scooter Libby
Alec Baldwin – Fitz!
Paul Reiser – Zeidenberg
Jamie Foxx – Ted Wells
Morgan Freeman – Judge Walton
Stinking Pile – Dick Cheney
Matt Damon is too short for Fitz.
Wendie Malick. She’s Nina Van Horn from “Just Shoot Me”.
I registered! KO interviewing Valerie Wilson? Here in NYC? I am so there…
Anyone else going?
TeddySanFran @ 126
Nicholson would be better playing Dick, you can’t handle the truth Cheney.
Jane how about some mug shots of the FDL varsity along with some of the other notorious FDL members that may be at the courthouse. Names attached please. Many of us know what Swopa, Christy, Marcy, and Jeralyn look like but most don’t know what the rest of the varsity looks like. Since there is no scale (the scale used for measurement purposes) with the TRex picture, I am not sure if TRex is a monster or a cute lizard that could be kept in the backyard garden. Mug shots along the lines shown above and/or family style photos will do. No need to show the shoes and show off.
litigatormom @ 138
Yes!
Gilbert Gottlieb as Judith Miller
*xyz @ 86
well then, that changes everything
#@*curse you, Ralph Nader*@#
Say, everyone – we’re forgetting Directors!
I nominate Mel Brooks.
This jury consists of too many individuals with graduate degrees and ties to gov’t agencies. They are also overwhelmingly white. Please, I am not a racist nor an elitist, but, this is not the usual makeup of a D.C. jury. Does anyone else smell a rat? Something seems a bit odd with this jury but I cannot pinpoint it.
Barb @ 60
Sorry but William H. Macy has to play Jeffress. They are twins who were separated at birth!
Canuck Stuck in Muck @ 131
Oh shit that is briliant! You’re absolutely right, he would kill.
Also, and before anyone crucifies me for the suggestion because of his off screen political taste, Ron Silver for Fitz. Think of his role in West Wing in the last season and tell me he wouldnt work.
The Nefarious Leslie @ 131
I don’t think the comments busted it per se… There was an extra-long URL at 92, which was then quoted at 106, which is exactly the size of the margins now.
That said, I don’t know if anyone here has linked this yet, but check out courtartist.com. He’s the guy doing sketches for the trial, and if you start at the bottom of the January archives and work your way to the present, you can see many of the sketches. It always amazes me how detailed they are.
Biodun @
125
Shucknuggets! Where did I hear that? You might be right about me confusing him with his father.
portia.vz @ 89
Damn that iocaine powder!
But in fact, unless he’s kicked off within the last day or so, I believe he is still very much alive.
And if he were to don his makeup from “Star Trek: DS9″ he might be a dead ringer for Novak as well.
ralphbon @ 95
The great Hopkins would be perfect in either role but I’m rooting for Cheney cause it would wig out the wingnuts their hero Shooter was played in the movie by the the same actor who played Hannibal/Cannibal Lector. heh heh – would just be icing on the cake.
Added human silhouette for scale.
Those are some serious babes in that picture. Which one is Pach?
Gene Hackman could play Cheney very believeably.
Christine Baranski as Judy.
FiniFiniTOOBZ! @ 147
Fini,
Can’t go there. Silver is a repug shill and there is no way he deserves to play a hero.
LaFourmiRouge @
144
NOT Oliver Stone.
Denzel for Wells: yes.
Jamie Foxx for Wells: no. Good actor, but not polished enough. (I don’t know how else to say it.)
Canuck Stuck in Muck @ 131
Eh, Dafoe might be too creepy even for Irving.
John C. Reilly maybe?
.
TRex @ 97: what role do we give to Fred Willard? He’s hilarious.
*xyz @
122
Al Gore won both the popular and electoral vote in 2000. Gore’s incompetent attorney’s, not Ralph Nader, cost him and the country the 2000 election. No matter what you think of Nader or his 2000 supporters, pursuing the myth that Nader cost Gore an election Gore won is a fantasy worthy of a wingnut.
angie @ 154
Like Christine for that. Good choice
joel @ 150
I loved him as the Grand Nagus in that show. I think DS9 is the most underrated of the Star Trek shows.
FiniFiniTOOBZ! @ 147
He wouldn’t work. He radiates evil, even when he’s not playing a Rethug whack job.
retirin’ in five @ 73
I have a role for Fred Thompson: war criminal. I see Fred and the rest of the Republican party being tried for crimes against the Constitution and the People.
Judy will be difficult to cast. There’s really no one else like her.
Ed*ard Teller @ 160
Pretending Nader did not cost Gore the election is a fantasy worthy of a wingnut.
FiniFiniTOOBZ! @ 147
He wouldn’t work.
Biodun @ 163
That woman who played a creepy teacher with black eyes in an episode of Buffy.
Biodun @ 165
Remember Lee Grant? She would have been perfect, but she’s too old now.
Speaking of “A Mighty Wind,” how about Christopher Guest himself for Scooter?
*xyz @
34
yes yes! I said this the other day too.
There’s already a director: Jerry Zucker.
spork_incident @ 158
Thats not a bad backup but I think Dafoe would capture that creepy Scooter vibe very well. Dafoe does creepy well.
And RevDeb, I know Silver is a Republican shill offscreen, but you need a guy with intensity and a touch of a New York accent playing Fitz. Silver fits it, however, let me also suggest Sean Penn here for the Fitz role. He might pull it off too.
spinoza @ 142
This I like.
.
Maybe I’m just being all Heroes fangirly, but I like Jack Coleman as Fitz–I didn’t realize how perfect he’d be until I saw him in this past week’s episode without the nerdy glasses.
I also like Nicole Kidman as Valerie; she’s easily got the depth to play the role, which–if it’s done right–isn’t going to be an easy one. I have to admit I’m a little worried that they’ll turn it into just another gorgeous female spy who’s more of a cardboard cutout and excuse for short skirts than a real person.
Jodie Foster as Valerie.
Sam Neil or Jeff Bridges as Joe.
(That pic of Jodie in the blue dress used at FDL what seems like eons ago clinched it for me, she’s the right age and smarts for the role, too.)
And Indira Varma as…I don’t have a clue. Just get her in the picture.
Daniel Day Lewis for Fitz
To play Scooter Libby: Steve Martin. “I FORGOT!”
James Wood as Wells, Faye Dunaway, the consummate bitch, plays Scooter’s wife, Nicholson as Cheney, Fitzgerald played by Al Pacino in elevator shoes rounds it out.
Lets step out of the box for a moment and think about casting this as a musical!
For the skit:
Dana Carvey to play Smirky
Danny DeVito to play Shooter
Eddie Murphy to play Scooter (”Wasn’t me!”)
Chevy Chase to play Ari Fleisher
Jack Black to play Matt Cooper
Jane Curtain to play Judy Miller
Dan Akroyd to play Rove
Jim Carrey to play Fitz
Damon Wayons to play Wells
Valerie to play Valerie
Joe to play Joe
Regarding the casting of the (most)important roles in the Joe Wilson / Valerie Plame / Scooter Libby / Dick Cheney movie:
I think any of the four ladies pictured would be nice for Jane, but show us some suggestions for Marcy.
Biodun @ 165
Kathy Bates?
Biodun @ 165
How about Polly Walker?
She can look the type — plus, she can act.
Arca1 @ 180
Jennifer Hudson as Scooter Libby.
Renee Zelweiger would be pefect as Valerie Plame!
She’s a marvelous actress (remember Cold Mountain)
Arca1 @ 179
then John C. Reilly for Russert.
Flipping hamburgers! I am so worried about the jury being exposed to something they shouldn’t. Like a dictionary. Couldn’t this have been announced later? Getting loopy waiting for a verdict.
Damiana @ 174
Nahhh, when I see Nicole Kidman, I think, Hey!, That’s Nicole Kidman! Unless she has a fake nose on and doesn’t look anything like Nicole Kidman. And she just doesn’t have the sheer nerviness.
Plus, she’s probably way too expensive.
litigatormom @ 167
That’s Lord Christopher, Fifth Baron Haden-Guest, to us mere mortals.
Arca1 @ 178
Liza Minelli as Novak
Ooh! Ooh! I know who can play Judy Miller.
Eve 6 from the X-Files.
Harriet Sansom Harris!
Wolfowitz’s stunt double, from Late Nite (click on “little fella”)
Virginia Madsen and Bradley Whitford. That’s what I said at DU this morning, and I’m sticking to it. :)
Also, in the small world department: I went to high school and the same synagogue as Debra and her sister. Their mother was the President of the congregation. It’s always wonderful to see a local girl make good.
Have a lovely weekend FDLers!
I wanna know who is playing Marcy?
I know Robin Weigert has the chops. How would she look in those glasses?
Dylaneyes @ 177
I love him as an actor but he’s probably too intense for the role. That guy becomes the character he plays and never breaks character on or off screen. He’d be walking around as Fitz for months and would overplay it.
Fitz has a snarky sense of humor that people dont see often until he is in a courtroom. You have to have someone who can play him serious/not-serious in those scenes in his office suite working with his deputies. Someone intense and focused but humorous and likable. Having said that, youre all right, Silver is a bad choice after all…forget I said that. Sean Penn still works though.
Colin Firth is an excellent suggestion to play Joe Wilson. I’d love to see Mark Ruffalo as Fitz.
TRex @ 192
pas mal!
David Huddleston, who played Jeffrey Lebowski (the handicapped millionaire) as Cheney.
Steve Buscemi as Scooter Libby.
I agree that Angelica Huston is perfect for Judith Miller.
Mel Brooks as Robert Novak.
Will Ferrell, of course, as W.
John Turturro as Ari Fleischer.
As noted above, definitely Jeff Bridges as Fitzgerald.
I agree with Philip Seymour Hoffman as Rove.
Ben Gazzara as Wilson.
litigatormom @ 168
Yeah, she’s 80 years old.
Rayne @ 175
Brilliant – why didn’t I think of Ms. Foster? She always has that distant air of an acute observer, and can disappear into a role.
TRex @ 193
I couldn’t think of her name, but yes! That’s the woman to play Judy.
Christopher Guest actually WOULD be a great Libby.
Kudos to Dru fot the list @29–best overall. I especially like Jeff Bridges as Joe and Tim Roth as Scooter.
Some others:
Bruce Greenwood as Fitz (though Bill Campbell was inspired).
Beau Bridges as Armitage.
Laurence Fishburne as Wells.
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Mary Matalin
Angela Bassett as Condi Rice
Lets step out of the box for a moment and think about casting this as a musical!
There’s the scene in the vice president’s office when Scooter and Cheney begin singing, “Springtime for Hitler”.
Biodun @ 165
Parker Posey. Don’t let the photo fool you – she could pull it off.
Arca1 @ 180
So long as it’s not by Andrew Lloyd Webber then okay.
.
TRex @ 192
Oh yeah! She’s perfect actually. She can play the arrogance well.
Jane, I think with those pics you were unconsciously casting yourself…
;-)
Forest Whitaker as Shooter.
Tannen @ 186
Squinty McSquintsalot? No thanks.
litigatormom @ 139
Can you liveblog it for us? LOL.
And I totally agree with you about Naomi Watts — she’s absolutely perfect for Valerie. I proposed her the other day.
FiniFiniTOOBZ! @ 207
She was sooooooo reptilian on the X-Files, she really is the ONLY actress who would make a good Judy, to my thinking.
The Spin I’m In upstairs…
Linda Hunt for scooter.
TheOtherWA @ 197
I’d love to see Mark Ruffalo as anybody. yummy. Turns me into a dirty old lady, sigh . . .
Any consideration for Robert Downey Jr. as Libby? Wil Smith as Wells? Maybe Jennifer Aniston as Valerie or Bonamieci(?)? John C. Reilly as Fitz? Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Cheney or Cooper. Jack Nicholson as Cheney or Armitage? I submit these with the right to revise or change. They aren’t firm until they are etched in stone. I am wasting TOO much time on this.
Marcy, are you home safely also?
TRex @
192
yup
Dylaneyes @ 123
I like these!
We did this two years ago and someone suggested Michael Gambone as Cheney (Sidney Greenstreet is dead, while Hackman is hackneyed). Definitely P.S. Hoffman as Rove. Definitely Judy Davis as Judith Miller. There were multiple apt suggestions of Dennis Haysbert for Colin Powell.
How about Stanley Tucci as Fleischer?
How about the actor who played the crew leader in “Reservoir Dogs” for Armitage?
How about Bob Balaban as Cooper?
And Libby is kind of dashing, a la Ralph Lauren. How about Paul Newman or Harrison Ford?
And how about someone not just tall and good looking, but talented for Fitzgerald, unlike Kevin Costner? Liam Neeson? Clive Owens?
FiniFiniTOOBZ! @ 148
First of all, he’s way too short.
This is a drive by assault, at a seminar today. Also may be subject to the dredded EPU syndrome. I say cast Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson as Ted Wells; would drive the wingnuts batfreaking crazy. Gilbert Gottfried or PeeWee Herman as Scooter.
LindaR @ 215
He is yummy, isn’t he?
valerie is 43,44. many of the actresses mentioned above are…not.
and having had the privilege of standing near by ms. plame at the PFAW dinner a few months back, she is a truly stunning woman.
a truly stunning woman who knows 101 ways to kick my ass without leaving a mark.
h’wood is gonna be hardpressed to come up with the celluloid version.
ptrig @ 209
I thought about that, but I think it’s too much of a stretch. He sure has the acting chops though.
Oscar to play Saddam’s statue
The Nefarious Leslie @ 206
I’m going to go out on a limb here but I could see Kate Jackson (former Charlie’s Angel) as Judy Miller.
Sorry, but there can be none other than her twin, Harriet Sansom Harris, as JUDY, JUDY, JUDY!!!
over at JOM, where they giddily await a full acquittal, they suggest the follow cast:
Valerie – Gwyneth Paltrow
Joe – George Clooney
Fitzgerald -Sam Waterson
Tim Russert – Jack Warner
Matt Cooper – Tom Arnold
Judy Miller – Judy Davis
Walter Pincus – Ed Asner
Andrea Mitchell – Katherine Harris
Scooter Libby – Ed Begley Jr.
Wells – Terrence Howard
rocket scientist @ 139
TRex is 60 feet tall.
LindaR @215
Glad to know I’m not the only one. ;)
Someone upthread suggested James Woods as Wells. Er, there’s that minor race problem.
joel @ 190
Pardon me, m’lord. But what about him?
I had an idea for Fitz: Edward Burns (was in Saving Private Ryan, married to Christy Turlington, very New York Irish).
For Joe: Bill Pullman?
To bad Gregory Peck is unavailable….
joel @ 190
Many years ago I was watching the “opening of Parliament” on C-SPAN. Before the Queen entered they were showing various dignitaries and they had a shot of Jamie Lee Curtis and the announcer (David Dimbleby – I love that name) said, “and here is Lady Haden-Guest.”
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“So long as it’s not by Andrew Lloyd Webber then okay.”
I was thinking more along the lines of a “Scooter Horror Pcture Show” with lots of audience participation: Fitz! Jane! Cookies! Post-its!
The casting director in me started as soon as I read the story about the project. I don’t know who will play Valerie, but it’s going to take quite a fox. Let’s not limit things to known blonds though.
rosalind @ 225
Viginia Madsen is 45 or 46. She is stunning.
MorThe Nefarious Leslie @ 102
I don’t care if he’s an effin Republican – Robbins is great at playing straight-shooters.
If you evaluate actors on their actual personal traits, a large number would be struck for cause.
mmm and while we are at it, Al Gore won in 2000 by a narrow margin largely because he refused to allign himself with 8 years of economic prosperity. While I might respect his conviction, he didn’t win any Clinton haters over, just weakened suppor5t from Clinton supporters. Nader is more of an excuse than a factor. Gore should have had a 10% margin.
Ohhhhh, but James Woods as Scooter!
Now we’re talking.
Looking ahead, I hope Nora Ephron writes the script for the sequel, a comic romp where Scooter has to decide which gang to join while he’s in the joint. I nominate Ian McShane (Al Swearingen from Deadwood) to play fellow prisoner Jack Abramoff.
LaFourmiRouge @ 201
You are absolutely right. I withdraw my Renee Zeilwiger nomination.
In the musical, Barbra plays Valerie, Hugh Jackman plays Fitz and Marc Anthony plays Scooter……
i’m stuck.
I’d save William H. Macy for William Jeffress.
And for any evil players left uncast, we can toss in John Malcovich.
Or Ian McKellen as Scooter. That could be deliciously twisted.
Minneme can play Libby.
ralphbon @ 243
Superb choice! Have LOVED him since Fargo!!!
Let’s not forget David Kelly. Need to add an element for the foreign market. I say Bernard Hill as David Kelly.
Hey!!! FirePups!!!
Just thought of something — I have something fun to do while you’re waiting. Want to play “I Spy” for real?
I need one person from each U.S. Attorney’s district, though, don’t want a flood of people.
All you have to do is make a phone call, ask a question, record your answer in a posted comment. Job’s too big for me by myself (93 phone calls!), would love some help.
Check the Wikipedia site for your district, sound off here as to which district you’ll tackle (doesn’t actually have to be yours, and maybe you’ll take more than one) so that we all know who’s doing which. I have already done NM, AZ, Western MI, by the way.
You’ll need to call their office and ask if the U.S. Attorney for that district is a member of the U.S. Attorney General’s Native American Issues Subcommittee — and then report yes or no. Easy, right?
So are you game?
How about Edward Norton as Fitz?
Jane,
Now this is fun.
No more about Gere I will not have it.
I kinda like Malkovich for Rove
or Novak
He does creepy well.
Arca1 @ 234
Tim Curry as Scooter!
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I’d like to see what the Coen brothers would do with it.
Honestly though, this will hopefully be a great vehicle for the next Malkovich or Edward Norton.
Dwight Yoakam as Rove. He’s a great villain.
Patsy Stone @ 195
Hey, Pats! She’d be okay, but I still think Naomi Watts would be better. I’ve been trying to find a role for Bradley — maybe you’ve found it.
How about Felicity Huffman as Valerie.
mack @ 253
yeah, we want the focus to be on the story not the stars
Michael Douglas as Joe Wilson. No idea who plays Valerie.
spork — oh, now I like that, although they’d have to shoot Curry at an angle so that he looked like the short man that Scooter is.
Love Curry, though, almost seems a shame to forever associate him with Scooter. But he does play bad guys well.
The Nefarious Leslie @ 206
That’s inspired! I absolutely adore Parker, and she’d be perfect for Judy, Judy, Judy.
mack @ 251
I always thought that John Malkovich looked like the “Ragin’ Cajin”.
The role of Valerie Plame must be played by a mature actress, not one of the “ingenues” others have suggested.
My recommendation: Cybil Shepherd
Fitz: George Clooney or Sam Waterston
The Ambassador: Robert Redford
Libby: Al Pacino
Cheney: Darryl Hammond (he’s already got the role mastered)
Whoever came up with Judy Davis for Judy, I think we have a winner.
Gads. Who’d want the bit part of Matalin?
Or does her part get done as a voice over?
Karen Hughes
Nana Visitor
– or –
Robin Williams?
Rayne @ 247
Mary Beth Buchanan. The poor man’s Melissa Hart (who, in turn, is the poor man’s Rick Santorum.)
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Michael Douglas usually pays a bad or flawed man in trouble. This time he can play a good one: Joseph Wilson.
mack at #251: Malkovich would be good as Cheney, too, but I still like Gambone (played tobacco executive in “The Insider” among other things) — which reminds me: the way Michael Mann directed that political thriller was perfect.
Plame needs to be voluptuous, “like a porn star”, as someone in a Milbank piece was once quoted as saying. No Dunsts or other waifs.
And no male equivalents of waifs for Fitzgerald (Norton, Cusack) or wusses like Gere.
Fairfax @ 261
I had him for Miller
Carrie-Anne Moss aka Trinity or Uma Thurman could play Valerie, too.
They can certainly kick some butt and then some.
I will echo the sentiments expressed by others that Dru at 29 is an inspired cast.
so here’s a GREAT question;
I’m pretty sure the cia wants to let Americans know what was done to their country at the hands of this administration
however the administration gets to decide what Vallery can and can’t say
on the other hand they can’t do anything at all about what joe says or doesn’t say
is it possible the cia will (off the record and on the qt)tell Joe to go ahead and tell the entire story, including Valery’s actual position and missions, the damage done, by exposing her and her associates, etc, inspite of the whitehouse telling vallery otherwise?
Martskers at #263:
I like your thinking with Pacino as Libby. I suggested Newman or Harrison Ford up above.
Damn shame this guy isn’t around to play this guy.
rosalind @ 224
Hmm … how ’bout Linda Hamilton? She’s older than Valerie, but definitely has a reputation for knowing how to play a woman who kicks ass and takes names. Although I have to admit, she isn’t as gorgeous as Valerie is.
Hopefully this will be epu’d and I will not reveal the Mr. Mom facts of my life. What about Wendy Crewson who looked exactly like Judy Millerin “Santa Clause I and II” opposite Tm Allen?
I know, I know, but my peanut as well as 6 and 11 year old have watched it way too often.
ps. Snowed in in NE Iowa 3 of the last five days! Is there a verdict?
Steve Buscemi as Scooter
Diane Lane as Valerie
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See, here’s the thing: Joe is dashingly handsome and Valerie is super-model gorgeous.
We have to work with that.
(And Harriet Samson Harris as Judy is a no-brainer.)
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Libby – Dafoe is certainly capable enough, but his face is too distinctive. Libby needs a more anonymous looking actor, maybe an unknown, so that a sense of mystery is maintaned.
Valerie Plame – I agree, Virginia Madsen. Although I’ve never heard Plame speak, Madsen seems to fit.
Fitz – Colm Feore, definitely.
Cheney – Harris Yulin.
Joe Wilson – Clooney. Yeah he’s a bit iconic, but I think he’d do a good job.
Novak – It’s gotta be Novak himself. He should have no difficulty croaking out whatever lines are put before him, and anyway he’s a such a self-referential caricature that mimicry is futile.
As a plus, he’s had some cameos before, and requires only a flagon of goat’s blood in his trailer.
Bush – A disembodied voice is sufficient, since they will never be able to pin anything on him anyway.
People People
Somewhere Kevin Spacey is burning up because comments are at 250 and his name hasn’t come up. He could be trusted with any of these roles even, Condi.
Valerie Plame: Patricia Wettig
Joe Wilson: Dennis Quaid
Fitz: Gary Oldman
Wells: Don Cheadle
Walton: Harold Sylvester
Scooter: Kenneth Branagh
Veep: The creative team from CGI who designed Jabba the Hutt
Prez: J. Fred Muggs III
Russert: Randy Quaid
Matt Cooper: Antonin Scalia
Rosalind — you got it. That’s why I like Virginia Madsen. She’s the right age and beautiful like Valerie and she can act! And so true, Valerie Plame is just gorgeous in person — like Jane Hamsher!
The Nefarious Leslie — hi! Speaking of Mark Ruffalo, Carolyn See told me that Warner Bros has also bought rights to her book The Handyman. I’d love to see Mark Ruffalo in the title role there.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes in a cameo as themselves.
Sean Penn – Scooter
Danny Glover – Walton
Will Farrell – Bush
Joe Pesci – Mary Matlin
Anthony Hopkins – Chaney
Matt Damon – Fitz
Michael Douglas – Joe Wilson
I think Richard Dreyfus would do Cheney well. It’s almost typecasting.
Jacqrt & all @156
With the late great Robert Altman gone – sigh – whatta about Sophia Coppola as director of the film – she is the only woman director that comes to mind that I’d trust with the Valerie Plame Wilson casting.
moe99 @ 260
Ding, ding, ding — I think we have a winner!
Damiana @ 273
Makeup department can fix that.
aravir @ 284
I was thinking Dreyfus as Scooter.
how would meryl streep do as valery?
SharonRB @ 286
I don’t know, I really see jeff bridges as a much better fit
Martskers at #263:
…which makes me say: Robert Duvall for Cheney. The irony is that Cheney, unlike Tom Hayden, is the one this time who wants to go around “just killing” everyone who opposes him.
I stand by Kim Basinger as Valerie Plame.
IMDB Image.
and to me, woods has the physicality to play scooter
SharonRB @ 285
Yeah, Douglas is good.
And Virginia Madsen is a great choice.
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Jim Clausen@275 – Sent you an email a little bit ago. Got to go back to a stinking cle seminar. Contact me.
perris @ 290
Way too old.
Robert Patrick as Fitz. And I can’t really see anyone other than Cate Blanchett as Plame.
Rayne @
265
Glenn Close.
But on Judy Davis – to deny her the role of Judith Miller would be like when they wouldn’t let Alan Arkin play the judge in Bonfire of the Vanities.
Just watch any of the Woody Allen movies with Judy Davis, or Naked Lunch. She plays that nervous, neurotic, bitchy, self-obsessed character so well that it HURTS to watch her! I mean … to see her in Alexandria jail doing some interview on her press martyrdom … oh my god … IT CANNOT BE DENIED! Judy Davis IS Judy Miller! And to see her squirming in Fitz’s office as he springs the perjury trap … oh my GOD! And all the stuff she says to her lawyer in the car …
PLUS … she looks like Judy Miller … but that’s just the icing on the cake. It’s her body language, facial expressions, voice … everything … she positively EXUDES Judy Millerness with every breath she takes.
If we want to educate the republican masses, we need right wing actors: Mel Gibson – Fitz, Ray Ramano’s TV wife – Valerie Plame or Christy Hardin Smith.
If we want to piss off the republican masses: Alec Baldwin as Fitz, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon as the Wilsons, Carol Channing as Judith Miller, and Michael Moore as Darth Cheney.
Dave @ 296
Yep.
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CEO @ 279:
Kevin’s name came up upthread. Positive. Check it out.
SharonRB @ 286
Aghhhhh – terrible idea – he is too old and could never come close to the elegant persona of Joe Wilson. Cast him if you must but give him a role within the Cheney cabal.
alton @ 291
That picture is 1998 and already shows too much plastic surgery.
perris at #289:
She wouldn’t do anymore. We’re getting old, remembering younger versions of these actors.
Not to get too too hung up on age here but…
Patricia Wettig is 56.
Cybill Shepard is 57
Sharon Stone is 49
Valerie is only 44!
Anyway I think she and Joe both deserve to play themselves.
Virginia Madsen is perfect, Cate Blanchett, ok, or Naomi Watts
BurkeDem @ 53
How about Roseanne’s ex-husband as Russert? Tom Arnold?
The actor who plays Fitz MUST be over 6 feet. That leaves out a lot of today’s well known actors.
Canuck Stuck in Muck @ 131
Cheney? Though he’d need a lot of uglification.
Has anyone mentioned Heath Ledger for Fitz? There’s something really direct about him that might work.
I still like Meryl Streep for Ms. Plame. She’s got to have gravitas in spades. Jodie Foster maybe.
The two Judy’s are the same age as well.
kayhouz @ 305
And I think it is safe bet that Hollywood will go YOUNGER on everyone. So they would probably pick Kirsten Dunst; not that it should interfere with our fantasy casting.
I think they should get Joan Collins to play Judy.
Oh yeah, Jane Fonda as Judith Miller.
Kim Basinger is too old to play Valerie.
Jane Fonda could do Andrea Mitchel.
Valerie Plame – Sharon Stone
Joe Wilson – John Travolta
Fitz – Harrison Ford (with some youth makeup)
Libby – Tim Curry or Hugh Grant
Cheney – that Nazi guy from Raiders of the
Lost Ark with the Staff of Ra
medallion burned on his palm
Martskers @ 263
Love this, though, to repeat myself, I like Meryl Streep for Valerie Plame. The re-pairing from Out of Africa alone might fund the film.
How ’bout Larry McMurtry for the screenplay?
Jane-
Good choices up there. Want to add these to the mix:
Bruce Greenwood/Patrick Wilson – Fitzgerald
Virginia Madsen – Valerie Plame
Jeff Bridges – Amb. Wilson
Ned Beatty – Karl Rove
John C. Reilly/William H. Macy – Jeffress
Andre Braugher/Dennis Haysbert – Wells
Tom Wilkinson – Tim Russert
James Woods – Scooter
Christopher Walken* – Cheney
* don’t know why, but Walken playing Walken reminds me so much of Cheney.
How about Jane Hamsher for the screenplay?
Sorry, y’all, much as I love him, no amount of youth make-up can turn 64 year old Harrison Ford into 46 year old Fitzie.
For Fitz. Hugh Jackman is 6′2 or 6′3. And they don’t *HAVE* to do his hair that way. No idea if he can act, though. Can he?
Rayne@248 – Tried to call USA off ice for the District of AZ, both of the secretarys for whoever is minding the store after they fired Paul Charlton were out for lunch. I’ll try later. FYI I’ll ask Charlton, but I am pretty sure he would have been on the Native American Issues Subcommittee. In the first place, since this is AZ, that would stand to reason; and secondly, respect for Native Americans is one of the reasons he was fired. This isn’t widely discussed, but one of his “performance issues” was his hesitation in demanding the death penalty for Native Americans due to their inherent position against it as a people. Respect their culture and sovereignity and you get fired. He was truly a fantastic USA, and that is coming from somebody of the opposite political party who historically has represented defendants prosecuted by his office. What happened to him is a travesty of the highest order. Go get em, PLEASE!
ptrig @ 282
now you’re talking! though mr. cruise was accompanied by his then gf penolope cruz. katie holmes was not yet assimilated er affiliated with him.
TRex @
98
Or the Coen brothers
Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin as Erika “Dick” Cheney and Louise “Scooter” Libby.
Hugh Grant as Judas “Judy” Miller.
Ed Harris as Novak.
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Rove seems just too obvious, but I can’t come up with better.
GWB should never be on screen.
Cybil Shephard is too old to play Valerie.
Obsessed:
Film already has a screenwriter.
Someone mentioned Ben Affleck for Fitz before. I think this is right on. He’s a much better actor than he gets credit for. Anyone seen Hollywoodland? Also, in Dogma he was fabu.
Let’s not forget Bebe Glazer (the agent from Frazer) as Judith Miller.
A side-by-side comparison here.
Bill Campbell is 6′4″ .
TheOtherWA @
249
I like it! He was great in the Illusionist. He’s focused and intense. Good call.
HotFlash @ 320
He can act AND sing!
Lots of good suggestions. Fitzgerald is a hard one, though. Nothing’s grabbed me and I can’t think of anybody myself…although Ben Affleck was an interesting recommendation. I wouldn’t get too hung up on height in casting him…they could always borrow one of Tom Cruise’s boxes to stand him on. Or is that another urban legend?
Michael Moore as Cheney LOL. Not good for my keyboard.
portia.vz @ 330
BINGO
kayhouz @ 319
exactly! Harrison Ford was too old for Virginia Madsen in Firewall. I never want to have to look at that again . . .
kayhouz @ 319
Tim Robbins might be able to pull off portraying Joe Wilson and wouldn’t mad Mary Matalin be a juicy part for Susan Sarandon.
Rayne @ 248
Rayne, my USA is/was John McKay (Seattle). Since he’s one of the USA’s who was fired and is being replaced, I’d guess it’s pretty likely his replacement is *not* on the subcommittee.
However, I’d be willing to call and ask, if you’d like. :-)
angie @ 154
Christine can be very uppity and prim – great choice!
I still think Randy Quaid is dead on for Timmeh
Lady of the Lake @75
Randy Quaid as Timmeh, perfect!
Sharon Stone for Victoria Toensing, Angelina for Judy and Jack Nicholson for Dick
HotFlash @ 303
Not her fault; she’s just drawn that way. *g*
I might be dating myself. She manages to convey intelligence trapped within a blond archetype without saying a word. Let’s face it, Valerie Plame Wilson worked in nuclear counter proliferation while passing herself off as an “the [ambassador’s] wife.” She hasn’t been allowed to say much yet, and her story may never be completely told.
That’s the movie I’d like to see.
Actually, I can see this whole thing as a satire. With the Prettyman Courthouse as the focus!
Jane?
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Let’s have some fun. Who could Al Gore play?
rosalind @ 322
Devil’s in the details. How about Katie plays the lovely Ms. Cruz.
Edward Norton’s father was a federal prosecutor!? Spoooooky. He’d make a great Fitz.
RC @ 339
For Victoria Toensing: Ann Magnuson. God, I love her!
Sean Penn as Libby?
Jeff Bridges as Wilson. Or Chris Cooper.
I like Virgina Madsen as Valerie.
Paul Giamatti as Cooper.
Tim Robbins as Fitz, only because Sean Connery’s a little long in the tooth now.
Judy, Judy, Judy? The costume designer animated character from “The Incredibles.”
Hello! Anyone still around here in EPUlandia?
AltHippo @ 328
OMG — she was on Desperate Housewives, too. They must have been separated at birth! I liked Parker Posey, but this is even better. She plays evil really well.
LindaR @ 281
Hi LindaR! Good for Carolyn; I hope they do a good job with it.
Angelina for Judy? Way too young. And prettier.
Rayne at 258 – I called Greg White, Northern District of Ohio, got a recording, told to leave a message, call would be returned during normal business hours. Sheesh – I thought 3:00pm on Friday was normal business hours.
I’ll try again later and again on Monday.
Biodun: what about Angelina for Valerie? She’s stunning and she’s got a good range.
Two more notes from the jury this evening gang. More here.
spork_incident @ 300
Yeah, he’d do pretty well, actually.
Richard Gere has the elegance and sophistication to play Joe Wilson. I’ve talked to him and listened to his conversation with fans and challengers and what stands out most is that Joe Wilson is a gentleman.
Wouldn’t Al Gore be fun as Wilson? Or Al Gore as Cheney (payback is a bitch).
mc @ 346:
On Fridays, EPU extends after Donita. Not everyone is into music. Although you can OT there. Libby is also on topic there. Can’t escape that.
AltHippo @ 328
That’s scary. Are we certain Judy doesn’t have an alter ego?
Lily Tomlin could also play Judy.
Listen – I pulled one of the jurors out of a foxhole in nam and he owes me his life. Either it’s Judy Davis as Judy Miller or I call him and tell him to hold out for acquittal! That’s how important it is that JUDY DAVIS MUST BE JUDY MILLER!
Besides … I thought Parker Posey was going to be EmptyWheel.
Biodun @ 326
Note to self: click on link.
/blushing
Celtic Music:
Angelina is not blonde, plus too young.
Scooter: William H. Macy
Cheney: R. Lee Ermey (DI in Full Metal Jacket)
Plame: Charlize Theron
Joe Wilson: Nick Nolte
Fitz: George Clooney
Rove: Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Novacula: Gary Oldman
Bush: Steve Martin
Judge Walton: Morgan Freeman
Wells: Samuel Jackson
Since we’re having fun, Al Gore could play Tweety.
Who will play Lieberman?
He’s playing himself on Face the Nation Sunday morning. Can’t wait to see if he “give you my word”s Schieffer like he did Imus this morning.
Tell it to the voters of CT and the residents of NOLA.
Fred Thompson as Fred Thompson (a Scooter lackey).
Reminder: film already has director, producer, and screenwriter.
Yes: Judy Davis is perfect for Judy Miller.
Not Ray Romano’s wife as Christy! She’s too staunch Republican, at least I surmise so after her anti-stem cell commercial
Biodun @ 360
Wigs or hair color can take care of that. Remember, Hollywood is all illusion.
But she is a bit young. She’d do a good job, but she’s not my first choice.
I’m just loving Tim Roth for Scooter–and Anjelica Huston for JudyJJ would be great except for those of us who can’t help being in love with A. H. She could also do Mary Matalin–same problem, though.
I was kinda saving Kim Basinger (plus good makeup) for Redd. And Jodie Foster for Marcy, definitely.
YES on Malkovich for Carville–I always think of him too.
Streep for Valerie Plame simply because she radiates intelligence. I wouldn’t worry about her age, she can do pretty much anything.
DiCaprio is actually a wonderful actor and could do some nasty Neocon magic–not sure quite who.
Director: Oliver Stone in his Natural-Born Killers mode. (I just know Jane is longing to work with him again.) Or John Waters?! Oh jeez, if only Divine were alive to do Cheney, I’d die of happiness myself.
Morgan Freeman too old for Walton.
Samuel Jackson not convincing as a lawyer.
mrobinsong @ 342
Dunno, but I think that if you cleaned up Michael Moore he’d make a great Karl Rove.
Ooo, I wanna play, I wanna play — mainly because I’ve been playing this game by myself from the beginning! (Guess that shows what a rich fantasy life I have — or I guess “impoverished real life” is how some might view it!)
Sorry; this is the first time I’ve ever posted without reading the comments first, but I’ve got to rush to a meeting, so I may be repeating someone’s, and I apologize.
Here are my thoughts so far: Michael Douglas for Joe Wilson — with that kinda longish hair he had in Wonder Boys (though that’s been a while). And for Valerie I’m really torn: Laura Linney was my first choice, then Virginia Madsen, though now I’m leaning toward Diane Lane. Are they too young? I don’t know Valerie’s age but I just looked those actreses up on imdb.com and they are 43, 46, and 42 respectively, so they may not be too far off. The problem is I can’t think of an actress who’s really as beautiful as Valerie — she may just have to play herself! Ditto for Joe on that one too, I guess: The Ultimate Beautiful Couple!
Patrick Fitzgerald looks exactly like my first serious boyfriend in high school. We would’ve stayed together except that he and his family were FLAMING REPUBLICANS and went to the 1964 Rep. convention to nominate Barry Goldwater! I know he went to law school and I believe he is now a district attorney somewhere. Weird. I, of course, was brought up to be a Democrat from birth! I’m eager to get back and check everyone else’s nominations. Fun Friday Game — Thanks!
Rayne at 258 – Called the Northern District of Ohio again. This time at least I got put through to his secretary’s voice mail. Left a message with your question. Hopefully someone will call me back this afternoon.
bmaz @ 320
Thanks much. I’d already done AZ; Paul Charlton was on the NAIS.
ohioblue @ 349
Wow. That does seem like an odd time to be out…staff meeting? Hmm. Thanks for checking, feel free to email me with results: rayne_today [at] yahoo
Damiana @ 335
That would be great, if you could call and ask whether McKay was a member; you could ask if his replacement will be named to same position, but don’t be surprised if they are wishy-washy and non-committal. S.O.P. so far. Thanks!
Biodun @ 355
Thanks. I like music, but this thread is WAY too much fun. Can we break 500?
Lieberman is tangential to the Libby case. I won’t cast him.
Chris Cooper was mentioned above. He’d make a good Fitz I think.
Ugh. Not Parker Posey as EW.
Every role I’ve ever seen Posey play, there’s some flakiness that comes through.
Need somebody who projects laser-sharp wit and holographic intelligence. Definitely NOT Posey.
What about the Plame Panel folks? Larry Johnson needs to be part of the casting as does Murray Waas and our Ladies of the Lake. And let’s not forget Froomkin too.
I think Parker Posey was suggested for Judy Miller.
Okay, you guys. Stop it with the Cheney casting until I finish my coffee. First Michael Moore, now Divine. You’re cracking me up. (Thanks, btw.)
Is there any part that Peter O’Toole can play? Just to give him one last shot at an Oscar.
HotFlash @ 381
Pincus?
TheOtherWA @ 249
I think Norton is a wonderful actor.
I think he could really pull Fitz off!!!!
Joe Wilson: David Straitharn
Valerie P. Wilson: Sharon Stone
Bob Novak: Paul Sorvino (he can be It)
Cooper: Kevin Spacey (maybe a waste in this small part)
Tim Russert: John Goodman
K. Rove: Phillip Seymour Hoffman
W: Jeff Bridges (can play stupid; see “Nadine”)
Ari Fleischer: Tim Roth (does vulnerable slime well)
Fitz: Ben Affleck (the looks and presence)
Judy Miller: Sandra Bullock (can do “Oh, poor me”)
Dick Cheney: Bob Hoskins (Nobody plays evil criminals better)
Scotter Libby: William H. Macy (The quintessential fall guy)
Don’t accept Cusask as Fitz? Sure there’s the light stuff, but check out The Jack Bull.
RevDeb @ 382
Yeah, that’d work. Walter Pincus
My dream cast:
Valerie: Sharon Stone, Virginia Madsen, Diane Lane
Joe Wilson: Richard Gere, Michael Douglas
Fitz: Edward Norton
Scooter: Dustin Hoffman
Judy Miller: Kate Jackson
Rove: Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Pumpkinhead: John C. Riley
Still working on Novak, Ari, Tweety and Cheney.
I propose Gary Oldman as Scooter, he was quite the weasel in “The Contender”.
HotFlash @ 370
moore looks too straight to play rove…maybe he can swish it up
portia.vz @ 330
I think his best role was in Primal Fear!
Will Smith as Wells?
Quebecois @ 387
yes.
OHDog @ 384 “Fitz: Ben Affleck (the looks and presence)”
Ben Affleck isn’t an actor, he’s a movie star. I can’t agree with your casting call.
I like the suggestions of Gary Oldman, John Cusack or Edward Norton for Fitz. Of course, Russell Crowe is a good choice too – he can become anyone convincingly.
Philip Seymour Hoffman is perfect as Rove. Gere is good for Ambassador Wilson, or again, Crowe. Ms. Plame is tricky: smart powerful gorgeous. Hmmm. Virginia Madson could work. I wish Scarlett Johansonn was 20 years older, cuz she’s got the chops for the role.
And can we find roles for Alan Rickman and Christopher Walken?
Tom Cruise: Doorman at St. Regis Hotel
Tom Curise: cookie bringer
oh, and Ben Kingsley could play Irving pretty well I think.
Christopher Walken: The lobbyist to whom Novakula sent his article to feed it to Rove in the White House… “Plame is fair game!”
Whree’s Karl Rove? He’s out destroying someone’s career.
We’re in kayhouz (ka-hoots).
I think of Gary Cooper in High Noon when I think of Fitz defending democracy and our Constitution against the Bush-Cheney Gang.
Yeah, I know he’s dead, but as long as I’m thinking about dead guys, how about Orson Wells as Cheney and Liberace as Rove.
Fitz is tough to cast, but I’ll volunteer and I’ve got the name for it.
Della told me to add that last part, but if you ask me, I think Jerry Spence or Clint Eastwood would be great except that they’re too old and I don’t know if Spence has ever appeared in film. Transition shouldn’t be too difficult for him since he’s the best trial lawyer in the country.
Someone upthread suggested Terrence Howard for Wells. Perfect.
Alan Rickman: Tony Blair, unindicted co-conspirator in illegal war in Iraq.
Al Gore as Juror Number One.
kayhouz @ 403
I’d suggested financing the film by auctioning off juror roles. But in Al’s case, we can comp him.
Anyone see a role for William Hurt? How about Maggie Gyllenhaal as Judy, Judy?
We left Zeidenburg, Bonamici, & Bond out too.
Stone by a landslide.
Here’s my annotated list, from those above plus some suggestions:
Joe Wilson: Richard Gere (California dude)
Valerie Plame: Sharon Stone (scary blonde)
Patrick Fitzgerald: Harrison Ford (heroic)
Scooter Libby: Kevin Spacey (normal but evil)
Judge Walton: Morgan Freeman (another hero)
Bush: William Macey (creepy-wimpy)
Dick Cheney: Jack Nicholson (evil personified)
Karl Rove: Philip Seymour Hoffman (creepy evil)
Bob Woodward: Robert Redford (again)
Bob Novak: Joe Pesci (scuttling like a bug)
Judy Miller: Mia Farrow (I can’t stand her)
Rayne #248
Hi from the reddest of the red states. Just got a call back from the assistant to Utah’s U.S. Attorney. He is member of the AG’s Native American Issues subcommittee. Hope this helps.
I would suggest Liam Neeson for Fitzgerald, but many might think it _was_ Fitzgerald playing himself.
Cranky
Young Sharon Stone looks the most like Valerie…but Sharon Stone is not so young anymore.
I’d go for Cate.
Joe Wilson: Alec Baldwin (nice and rumpled)
Valerie Plame: Jennifer Aniston
Fitz: Tim Robbins
The Irving Scooter: William H. Macy
Dick Cheney: Rob Reiner
The Nefarious Leslie @
67
hmm these are really good, out of the mainstream good
Well, my choice for Valerie isn’t that practical – although a dead-ringer – is one of two models from Botticelli’s Primavera
The one on the left
or
This one
Since someone suggested Jodi Foster for Valerie Plame, I can’t see anyone else.
Maggie Gyllenhaal seems too young to play Judy, Judy.
Is Robert Redford too old to be Joe Wilson?
Is there a part for Tom Hanks or is he passe?
Naomi Watts to play Karl Rove. Sure it’s a stretch but then there aren’t that many female characters and they aren’t going to find jowels like that anyway.
delurking (sorry Trex, I wasn’t around for your welcoming committee.)
For the musical: not Lloyd-Webber…
It has to be Sondheim. A mix of Assassins, A little Night Music, with a bit of Merrily We Roll Along to add some spice.
Valerie = Glenn Close/Betty Buckley
Joe = Victor Garber
Scooter = Bill Irwin (for the pratfalls)
Judy Miller = Patti LuPone
Wells = Eugene or Herbert Perry
All other casting choices are now, how you say, dead. Sorry.
back to lurking.
utahred @ 408
Thanks much! so noted on my chart.
TRex at 98: There is a new mockumentary by Christopher Guest out on DVD just recently, For Your Consideration, about the Academy Awards. I just got it from Netflix but haven’t seen it yet. Can’t wait!
cajun @ 417
Let’s do the Perp Walk Again!
liz @ 411
I second that. She has such intelligence & integrity (and she can look quite stunning)
Prairie Sunshine @
363
Role’s already taken: Max Wright (Alf’s ‘dad’).
I like the idea of Tim Robbins as Fitz. But David Morse could also play him (though he might be a little too old for the role).
Scooter Libby — Philip Seymour Hoffman
Judy Miller — Judy Davis
Sean Penn — Fitz
Liam Neeson — Joe Wilson
Valerie Plame — Kate Blanchett
Willem Dafoe — Cheney
William H. Macy — Bush
Paul Giamatti — Matt Cooper
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