Today in “Say What?”
Steven L. Taylor
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Friday, April 7, 2017
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Via the NYT: Christian Bale in Talks to Play Dick Cheney in Biopic
Also in talks for the still-untitled film about Mr. Cheney, the former vice president, are Steve Carell, who would play Donald Rumsfeld, the former defense secretary, and Amy Adams, who would play Mr. Cheney’s wife, Lynne.
I honestly checked the date of the piece to make sure it wasn’t left over from 4/1.
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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These seem like odd casting choices.
Adam McKay can make it work.
@Doug Mataconis: Seems an unlikely subject for a biopic, too.
@Just ‘nutha ig’nint cracker:
Perhaps. But at the same time, Cheney was probably the most influential and consequential VP in American history, and had had a long career of government service, including a stint as SecDef, prior to that.
But anyone doing a biographical film about him will have to prepare for a controversial reception, however they choose to approach their subject.