HBO Orders Miniseries on US 2016 Elections by Tom Hanks, 'Game Change' Producers
HBO recently gave the go signal for the creation of a show that will try to retell actual events during the presidential campaign for the 2016 U.S. Elections.
According to reports, the yet-to-be-titled miniseries will bring together the creative minds behind the 2012 movie with the same concept called "Game Change." The award-winning film was based on the events of the 2008 U.S. Presidential Elections campaign.
In a statement by HBO Films president Len Amato (via The Hollywood Reporter), the network executive said, "We are thrilled to continue our relationship with Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, whose work on their best-selling book 'Game Change' set the bar for political reporting and storytelling inside a presidential campaign."
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Amato added, "Reuniting Game Change director and executive producer Jay Roach and Playtone producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman with Mark and John for a project based on their upcoming book promises to vividly capture the most unique and impactful event in modern American politics."
"Game Change" focused on the campaign events at the Republican Party camp, bringing the spotlight to 2008 standard bearers John McCain (Ed Harris) who ran for president and his running mate and former governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin (Julianne Moore). They were joined in the main cast by Woody Harrelson, who portrayed McCain's senior campaign strategist, Steve Schmidt.
The 2012 film was able to collect several major awards including Best Miniseries or Television Film at the 70th Golden Globes and Outstanding Miniseries or Movie at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Its main actors have also gathered several major wins and nominations for the roles they played in "Game Change." At the 70th Golden Globes, Moore and Harris won the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor in Miniseries or Movie while Harrelson was nominated for Best Actor under the same category.
If the viewers and critics loved the show, both Palin and Cindy McCain dismissed "Game Change" as highly inaccurate, declaring they had no interest in watching the miniseries.
However, other key persons involved in the 2008 Republican Party campaign have said otherwise. ABC reported that Palin's top adviser commented that the show was "true enough to make [him] squirm" and even Schmidt agreed that the "Game Change" was able to retell the events that transpired during elections.
Meanwhile, apart from the title, other details such as the start of production and the release date of the upcoming political show are yet to be announced.
