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Who plays Bob Mueller in the movie? (Original Post) malaise Sep 2018 OP
De Niro of course Bradshaw3 Sep 2018 #1
Yeah... I like DeNiro hlthe2b Sep 2018 #3
He actually bears some resemblance to Mueller, too. GoCubsGo Sep 2018 #11
That's perfect... FarPoint Sep 2018 #76
Could work - close enough in height malaise Sep 2018 #15
Gotta be De Niro IMO WheelWalker Sep 2018 #72
I Agree! NickPeace Sep 2018 #113
My first thought,also. kentuck Sep 2018 #134
Harrison Ford madaboutharry Sep 2018 #2
he'd likewise be good. hlthe2b Sep 2018 #4
He was great as Branch Rickey Bradshaw3 Sep 2018 #21
ice cube ! stonecutter357 Sep 2018 #5
You know, this is a great pick. IADEMO2004 Sep 2018 #131
Tom Hanks, of course (n/t) PJMcK Sep 2018 #6
Possible malaise Sep 2018 #17
I pick Tom Hanks also. k8conant Sep 2018 #24
I think Tom Hanks would be good a Chritopher Steele. Deniro as Mueller. RDANGELO Sep 2018 #102
Melissa McCarthy! ZZenith Sep 2018 #7
Ha Equinox Moon Sep 2018 #114
Gary Oldman or Jeremy Irons. Both have aced everything they've touched. CincyDem Sep 2018 #8
Kate McKinnon jcgoldie Sep 2018 #9
Well, Kate McKinnon seems pretty good at it. pnwmom Sep 2018 #10
George Clooney Quemado Sep 2018 #12
That was my immediate thought as well Docreed2003 Sep 2018 #14
Almost the same height malaise Sep 2018 #19
that hair! luvallpeeps Sep 2018 #48
"I don't want FOP, gawdammit, I'M A DAPPER DAN MAN!!!" ZZenith Sep 2018 #124
He's my choice! n/t phylny Sep 2018 #81
Sam Waterston MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #13
Oh, that would be just TOO perfect!! Siwsan Sep 2018 #16
Always thought they looked alike MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #20
"Law and Order - Special Prosecutors Division" sounds like a winner. Siwsan Sep 2018 #23
You made me laugh in the restaurant MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #27
Watch Le Divorce if you like Sam Waterston MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #30
Second that onetexan Sep 2018 #77
May be too tall malaise Sep 2018 #18
Only a 2 inch difference BannonsLiver Sep 2018 #46
Not too much difference here malaise Sep 2018 #53
Yeah BannonsLiver Sep 2018 #58
Kingofalldems has a point malaise Sep 2018 #66
Yeah that's also possible BannonsLiver Sep 2018 #79
I wish John Candy were still alive to play malaise Sep 2018 #83
Oh snap that was my guess too! BannonsLiver Sep 2018 #39
Yes! Perfect! smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #41
Okay PatSeg Sep 2018 #51
George Clooney! ananda Sep 2018 #22
here's mine: lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #25
Who is that malaise Sep 2018 #47
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212722/ lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #54
Thanks malaise Sep 2018 #60
Benedict Cumberbatch!!! PatSeg Sep 2018 #55
Makeup Roland99 Sep 2018 #65
True PatSeg Sep 2018 #70
With. A. Spoon. lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #74
Leave some for me, lindysalsagal. Laffy Kat Sep 2018 #85
Hey- I've never been good at sharing.... lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #87
Lol please tell me you forgot the Scarcasm Thingie... Volaris Sep 2018 #94
Yes! Roland99 Sep 2018 #62
Thank you. Laffy Kat Sep 2018 #82
Shaggy in Collusion The Movie ! It wasn't me ! OnDoutside Sep 2018 #26
Bwaaaaaah malaise Sep 2018 #29
This movie would have an all star cast regardless. Kingofalldems Sep 2018 #28
He looks like Sam Waterston Quixote1818 Sep 2018 #31
Agree but Sam is taller malaise Sep 2018 #32
just needs a little squarer jaw luvallpeeps Sep 2018 #52
Amazing resemblance! PatSeg Sep 2018 #57
Redford... Wounded Bear Sep 2018 #33
Almost the same height but Redford is now 82 malaise Sep 2018 #35
Last I saw he still looks pretty good... Wounded Bear Sep 2018 #37
Sam Elliot - same face shape mchill Sep 2018 #34
Too tall malaise Sep 2018 #38
You are so obsessed with height! PatSeg Sep 2018 #61
You noticed? malaise Sep 2018 #80
Well........ PatSeg Sep 2018 #107
Ha malaise Sep 2018 #110
How tall is Mueller - he seems tall to me? mchill Sep 2018 #75
You may be thinking Comey (6 ft 8). Mueller is 5 ft 11 hlthe2b Sep 2018 #99
No...I think it's Mueller's long face that makes me think he is tall, perhaps mchill Sep 2018 #132
Bwahahahhahahaa just posted this as a NEW POST!! Christopher Walken spanone Sep 2018 #36
LOL malaise Sep 2018 #40
My pick also! Canoe52 Sep 2018 #129
My first thought was Clooney (even though he doesn't really look like him) RockRaven Sep 2018 #42
Interesting malaise Sep 2018 #44
David Strathairn ? C_U_L8R Sep 2018 #43
Wow - looks good malaise Sep 2018 #45
Good choice PatSeg Sep 2018 #63
That would be a GREAT choice, he's a phenomenal actor, he'd nail this role like he did in mr_lebowski Sep 2018 #127
Robert Redford tinrobot Sep 2018 #49
OTOH I think Mueller will be a guy in the background Kingofalldems Sep 2018 #50
Good point. Maybe we should pick someone to play his documents malaise Sep 2018 #56
Then you won't have to worry PatSeg Sep 2018 #67
Bwaaaaaaaaah malaise Sep 2018 #69
James Cromwell Mr. Ected Sep 2018 #59
He can play Comey malaise Sep 2018 #117
I didn't realize how tall he was until after I posted! Mr. Ected Sep 2018 #120
Well since I won't have a say malaise Sep 2018 #121
Who will play tRump, tRump Jr, Manafort, Cohen, Jared, Ivanka, et al.???? madinmaryland Sep 2018 #64
This will be an epic movie malaise Sep 2018 #78
I nominate cannabis_flower Sep 2018 #126
Robert De Niro WheelWalker Sep 2018 #68
A popular choice malaise Sep 2018 #84
Ron Perlman. Scurrilous Sep 2018 #71
That's a great pick malaise Sep 2018 #86
With some prosthetics perhaps. LOL Scurrilous Sep 2018 #98
Harrison Ford.... FarPoint Sep 2018 #73
I thought of Kevin Costner as well PatSeg Sep 2018 #111
Arnold Schwarzenegger. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #88
Well Mueller is sure terminating the malaise Sep 2018 #89
Agreed. eom guillaumeb Sep 2018 #90
Daniel Day-Lewis! Auggie Sep 2018 #91
I agree mainstreetonce Sep 2018 #96
Donald Sutherland? Volaris Sep 2018 #92
He's the tallest so far malaise Sep 2018 #93
I'm only wondering if he might be too old by now to pull it off... Volaris Sep 2018 #95
Redford is for sure malaise Sep 2018 #97
Mueller is only 5 ft 11 hlthe2b Sep 2018 #100
Correct malaise Sep 2018 #101
But Mueller looks taller PatSeg Sep 2018 #112
I was really surprised when I saw that he's 5'11" malaise Sep 2018 #115
See!!! PatSeg Sep 2018 #118
ROFL malaise Sep 2018 #119
Me too PatSeg Sep 2018 #123
James Woods awesomerwb1 Sep 2018 #103
... NurseJackie Sep 2018 #104
Nah malaise Sep 2018 #106
Perfect! Canoe52 Sep 2018 #130
Can we resurrect Gregory Peck? Totally Tunsie Sep 2018 #105
Ha malaise Sep 2018 #108
Oh, if only PatSeg Sep 2018 #109
someone tall with a sad face Demovictory9 Sep 2018 #116
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2018 #122
DeNiro is perfect fit but keaton can play him as well... MyNameIsKhan Sep 2018 #125
De Niro, absolutely. did anyone see him play Bernie Madoff? Stunning. catbyte Sep 2018 #128
Some absolutely random person who happens to be exactly 5'11" bellmartin Sep 2018 #133
Unretire Robert Redford. nt Blue_true Sep 2018 #135
Bill Murray - and they should make it a comedy. milestogo Sep 2018 #136
Well it sure is fun watching him reel in the malaise Sep 2018 #137
Fred Gwynne Poiuyt Sep 2018 #138
Some unknown actor in about 12 years time. Tardislass Sep 2018 #139

CincyDem

(6,357 posts)
8. Gary Oldman or Jeremy Irons. Both have aced everything they've touched.
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 06:23 PM
Sep 2018


ok - maybe not The Fifth Element...but almost everything.

Siwsan

(26,262 posts)
23. "Law and Order - Special Prosecutors Division" sounds like a winner.
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 06:42 PM
Sep 2018

And, yes, to be FULLY transparent, I've had a very long time crush on Jack McCoy.

BannonsLiver

(16,384 posts)
46. Only a 2 inch difference
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 07:03 PM
Sep 2018

Barely noticeable. Philip Seymour Hoffman was 5-10 and big boned and played Truman Capote who was 5-3. He was great in the role but the differences in build bordered on ludicrous.

malaise

(268,993 posts)
53. Not too much difference here
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 07:06 PM
Sep 2018

Like you I appreciate great acting but like some physical similarities.

BannonsLiver

(16,384 posts)
58. Yeah
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 07:11 PM
Sep 2018

I just don’t think there’s a casting director in Hollywood who would bat an eye at such a small difference when the guy is a quality actor and bears a physical resemblance. That said these things usually don’t go the way we think. And I’m sure there will be more than one movie anyway. I think it’s safe to say we are living in an extraordinary time. Hopefully the movie ends the way we want it too. Like All the Presidents Men. Anyway great thread topic.

malaise

(268,993 posts)
66. Kingofalldems has a point
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 07:14 PM
Sep 2018

Mueller will probably be in the background, although a film about him can't be ruled out.

BannonsLiver

(16,384 posts)
79. Yeah that's also possible
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 07:20 PM
Sep 2018

I think the more complicated casting decision is who will play Donnie in whateve future movies are made about him and at this point I think it’s safe to say there will be movies.

Volaris

(10,270 posts)
94. Lol please tell me you forgot the Scarcasm Thingie...
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 07:39 PM
Sep 2018

The IMDB link is posted above for sure, but the short of it is that's

Sherlock Holmes
Dr Strange
Khan

RockRaven

(14,966 posts)
42. My first thought was Clooney (even though he doesn't really look like him)
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 06:58 PM
Sep 2018

A high-risk, high-reward choice that might be out of left field for some people: Russell Crowe. His performance in The Insider (although quite a while ago now) is what makes me think he could be interesting in the role.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
127. That would be a GREAT choice, he's a phenomenal actor, he'd nail this role like he did in
Sat Sep 15, 2018, 04:28 AM
Sep 2018

Good Night and Good Luck playing Murrow ... and pretty much everything else he's ever done.

Resemblance is definitely good enough.

Kingofalldems

(38,456 posts)
50. OTOH I think Mueller will be a guy in the background
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 07:05 PM
Sep 2018

that you rarely see in the movie I envision. Kind of a good guy Keyser Soze.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
120. I didn't realize how tall he was until after I posted!
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 09:32 PM
Sep 2018

Then when I checked, I knew immediately he wouldn't pass muster with malaise!

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)
98. With some prosthetics perhaps. LOL
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 07:44 PM
Sep 2018

He hates Trump though, which would lend him the necessary prosecutorial gravitas.

PatSeg

(47,429 posts)
111. I thought of Kevin Costner as well
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 08:52 PM
Sep 2018

Remembering his role in JFK and even The Untouchables. He can play those squeaky clean Boy Scout types so well.

PatSeg

(47,429 posts)
118. See!!!
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 09:29 PM
Sep 2018

So in a movie, he should be cast as tall as we think he is, which right about now is VERY tall!

Response to malaise (Original post)

 

Tardislass

(86 posts)
139. Some unknown actor in about 12 years time.
Sat Sep 15, 2018, 02:23 PM
Sep 2018

Honestly won't be able to watch anything about Trump until 10 years have passed. Much like the Twin Towers, I'm going to have serious PTSD with this administration for a while-even if our next POTUS is halfway sane. However, no need for a script writer as they can simply use his own words as no one can write anything more horrendous

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