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Ed Harris Will Channel John McCain in HBO's <em>Game Change</em>

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Garth Johnston

Published Mar 24, 2011

Modified Mar 24, 2011

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Published Mar 24, 2011

Modified Mar 24, 2011

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HBO has dropped another casting notice for its adaptation of John Heilemann and Mark Halperin's Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime and it appears to be as on point and interesting as the last one. Joining Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin in the movie will be Ed Harris as John McCain.

The hardworking actor is the second cast member announced for the movie, which brings back the creative team (director Jay Roach and writer Danny Strong) from the network's 2008 election movie, Recount. You remember that one—where Laura Dern played Katherine Harris?

Clearly they are taking their casting choices seriously and—because a distraction from real news is always nice—we're increasingly curious about who they'll pick to play the rest of the big players like the Obamas and the Clintons. Luckily at this rate we won't have to wait too long.

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