Who's going to play Adam Schiff in the movie?

[nycbos]

I know we have discussed who's going to play Mueller in the movie. But who will play Schiff? The thought occurred to me after seeing him on Colbert.

[DetlefK]

1. Ray Liotta for Paul Manafort.

[kentuck]

2. Tom Hanks?

[byronius]

15. That's my pick as well.

American Everyman.

[NewJeffCT]

3. Woody Harrelson

has the baldness going for him, and the liberal Harrelson would probably like playing a Democrat for a change after being Steve Schmidt and some bad guys in recent years.

[NewJeffCT]

7. or maybe Matt Damon

or Mark Strong.

Strong might be a few years too old

[DetlefK]

4. Daniel Day-Lewis for Mueller?

[GoCubsGo]

18. Got to be Robert DeNiro.

[milestogo]

20. He's retired.

Probably the greatest actor now living.

[DetlefK]

5. Woody Harrelson for Carter Page?

[NewJeffCT]

9. good one

as I posted above, Woody may be able to do Schiff as well. Though, Woody is 57 and looks youthful, but might be a little too old for Schiff

[DetlefK]

6. Cate Blanchett for Melania?

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Ed Norton For Cohen

He's good at playing a weasel. Think Rounders and The Italian Job.

[DetlefK]

10. SAYS WHO!!!

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Just Give Me My GD Gold, Charlie!

He REALLY flipped me out in American History X

[Cirque du So-What]

11. Stanley Tucci?

[PJMcK]

13. Your question is actually part of the problem

Respectfully, nycbos, I understand that your OP is "in fun."

The problem is that what has been transpiring in our country has not been any fun. It's been illegal, perhaps treasonous and certainly dirty politics.

The primary reason that Trump was even viable as a candidate was because of his media popularity. He rode that horse into the presidency. Inspite of his profound incompetence, Trump's Q-rating (along with support from Russia) launched him into the presidency.

To be thinking about the entertainment, i.e., a movie, that will be made someday is to diminish the incredible damage that is being inflicted on our nation.

Sorry to rain on your thread but these are serious and existential issues. They're not jokes and they're not entertaining.

[byronius]

16. I believe the OP is an expression of absolute relief at recent events.

Most of the last two years have been spent washing around in that existential funk. For the first time it's becoming clear that we may not in fact be doomed. People are happy to think this may be a winnable fight after all. I understand the tone of the OP perfectly -- it's what Americans do, make movies about horrors survived and conquered.

Remember that humor is a survival tool. Even concentration camp survivors who lost their entire families expressed relief through humor when they were liberated. Humor helps heal.

It's been a rough ride, and it may get rougher. But humor in the face of catastrophe is a natural human reaction. I don't think it's useful to quash it.

[PJMcK]

35. Great points

Especially concerning the cathartic effects of humor.

Tip o' the hat, byronious!

[samnsara]

22. i LOVE his op...and during these times we NEED some lighter moments and i hope we have more of them.

… I was a hospital social worker and once a month I met with a group of professionals....the Child Death Review. Any child in the county who was under 18 when they passed was automatically reviewed by this group. THAT was not entertaining nor was it a joke. Whats going on today in the country today can and should be mocked.


The king has dropped his crown, the people have laughed out loud, a traitor picked it up, the people shut it up. Saïd Bensaid


And while the King was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown....



we need to laugh these people out of the WH

[Bucky]

25. Yeah, fuck anyone who wants to have fun.

And fuck fun in general. Yall's giggles are interrupting my mope.

[Cetacea]

14. Michael Keaton

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[TexasBushwhacker]

34. I could see that n/t

[GoCubsGo]

17. I think Robert Downey, Jr. could pull it off.

As could Steve Carell.

[milestogo]

19. Kevin Spacey would be great, were he not disgraced.

[samnsara]

21. i just wanna know who Chris Pine is gonna play :)

[Sedona]

23. Jared for Chris Pine

[Bucky]

24. either Gary Oldman...

or Kelsey Grammar

[Bayard]

26. Christopher Meloni

[rockfordfile]

27. Mueller is not a good guy. He let a traitor go free

[phleshdef]

29. Boy I'm glad he is prosecuting and not you.

[ffr]

28. I'm conflicted. After this national Russian Quid-Pro-Quo nightmare is over

I'm not certain I'll be in the mood to relive it.

[tinrobot]

30. Richard Jenkins

Not a super well-known name, but you'd know the face. Looks a bit like Schiff.

Great actor, btw.



https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420955/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t4

[Yavin4]

31. He was great in Sixe Feet Under and now Berlin Station n/t

[ananda]

32. Ewan McGregor

..

[TexasBushwhacker]

33. Richard Schiff?

[Mr. Ected]

36. Young(er) Charles Grodin?

[flibbitygiblets]

37. too bad Kevin Spacey turned out to be a predator, he'd have been a good choice to play Schiff

[Flaleftist]

38. Michael Keaton