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Ed Harris Makes A McCain Face For HBO's <em>Game Change</em>
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Garth Johnston
Published May 16, 2011
Modified May 17, 2011
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We've been more than a little obsessed with the casting of HBO's upcoming movie version of Game Change—as pop-culture obsessives there is something unendingly interesting in the parlor game of "who should play X," and a movie like HBO's not only gives us a chance to play along with producers, it also lets us compare stills of the network's choices to the real thing. So, to go along with Julianne Moore's pretty good Palin, EW now brings us a pic of Ed Harris channeling John McCain and we think they've done a pretty good job! Do you agree?
The movie, from folks behind 2008's Recount (well, director Jay Roach and writer Danny Strong are both back), also includes Woody Harrelson as McCain's advisor Steve Schmidt, Ron Livingston as Mark Wallace, Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace, Temple Grandin's Melissa Farman as a pre-surgery Bristol Palin, CSI's Larry Sullivan as Palin's deputy chief of staff Chris Edwards, and Trauma's Jamey Sheridan as McCain's speechwriter Mark Salter.
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