Television audiences are no strangers to seeing former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
From Tina Fey's dead-on impression on "Saturday Night Live" to the TLC reality show "Sarah Palin's Alaska" to becoming a pundit on Fox News, Palin (and her family, including daughter Bristol Palin who was a "Dancing With the Stars" contestant) has been nothing short of a mainstay in TV entertainment over the past few years.
Now, Oscar-nominated actress Julianne Moore ("Children of Men," "Boogie Nights") will be the next to take on the former Alaskan governor. People magazine confirms that "The Kids Are All Right" star will play Palin in HBO's upcoming movie "Game Change."
The movie is based on John Heilemann and Mark Halperin's best-selling book of the same name, which was a scathing exposé on the 2008 presidential campaign, including revealing stories about Palin and Senator John McCain (particularly how and why he chose Palin as his running mate and her behavior on the campaign trail), President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, President Bill Clinton, Senator Hilary Clinton and Senator John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth Edwards (who died in December after a battle with breast cancer.)
While Moore, 50, is set to play the 47-year-old Palin, other pivotal roles, including Obama, Clinton and McCain, have not yet been cast. "Game Change" will reteam director Jay Roach ("Meet the Parents," "Dinner for Schmucks") and actor/screenwriter Danny Strong, who directed and penned, respectively, HBO's 2008 Emmy-winning film about the controversial Bush/Gore election in 2000, "Recount."
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