Sarah Palin Is Lucky To Have Julianne Moore Portray Her In New HBO Film

By Emily Hall Posted Mar 11th 2011 05:58PM

It could have been worse. Obvious choice, Tina Fey? Or, hey, lefty activist Susan Sarandon?

Instead, beautiful actress Julianne Moore has been selected to play one-time Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in the upcoming HBO film 'Game Change.' This is the screen adaptation of the best-selling 2008 tell-all tome written by accomplished political reporters Mark Halperin and John Heilemann.

"Julianne Moore is a fine actress and was a good choice for this role," a Hollywood film executive tells PopEater. "She delves into her diverse roles and does her homework. She even wore glasses in grade school!"

A classy liberal who voted for President Obama and isn't afraid to speak her mind, Moore, 50, is a true professional and takes her film roles very seriously.

Palin, the bespectacled former governor of Alaska who became John McCain's vice presidential running mate during the last election, isn't so sure how the film will turn out because the book portrayed her as an empty-headed disaster and revealed damaging secrets from the campaign trail.

When FOX News' Sean Hannity asked Palin how she felt about the film, she said, "I think I'll just grit my teeth and bear whatever comes what may with that movie."

No matter how Moore feels personally about Palin, she should be able to play the feisty politician with aplomb.

In fact, the actress has had some experience with Palin's pro-gun and geography issues. In 1992, Moore had a supporting role in the comedy 'The Gun in Betty's Lou's Handbag.' Then, seven years later, she played a grieving mother in 'A Map of the World,' where she had plenty of time to see Russia from her house.

And Moore has even lived in Alaska -- Juneau, to be exact -- where she attended school from 1971-72.

Unlike Palin, the Boston University graduate is a pro-choice advocate, but Moore does share the politician's love for having children, revealing having her own has been the "most wonderful experience" of her life.

As for physically becoming an on-screen Sarah Palin for the duration of 'Game Change's' filming, Moore admits that when acting she becomes a different person, but it gets heady when she is limited by her physiognomy.

"You desperately try to look different, but it doesn't always work," she has said. "There are some things that you can change, but unfortunately you're always left with the same face."

Tags: julianne moore, Sarah Palin

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Friday 11 March

By guseshawn

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She is so pretty!

By Rick

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Golly gee, you're right!
Everyone knows pretty people are good people.
We're talking about Julianne, correct?

Saturday 12 March

By Harvinsky

How the hell can you tell what J.M. looks like with all that paint on her mug?

By speech

I nominate this movie for the most waste of time and money razzie award

By Ken

Wrong again Julianne Moore is lucky she can play Sara Palin, and make millions off of her.

By Andy

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Nice twist.

By rudy

yeah right
not even the town drunk in wasilla will swallow that one

By J.

Does Julianne Moore have experience playing a retarded person?

By dnkrpd

Julianne Moore is not getting the role because she is "lucky"; it's because she is a very talented actress. As far as "making millions off" someone, can't you see that is exactly how Palin is taking advantage of her witless followers, such as yourself. (Of course you can't see that.... because you're witless).

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Its gonna be hard finding people to play her dysfunctional family

By Barry S.

I believe this is what poiticians do (make money) one way or another after they leave office. Examples include Carter, Clinton, Bush, Bush & you can bet Obama when he leaves office in 2013. As for Palin being not very smart, I think she is real smart. Check her bank account out. Also the left continues to pound on Palin because they are afraid of her. She can't win a national election but she sure can highlight the problems that have been caused by the people who have run this country for the last 25 years. I think everyone would agree that the leadership & decision making in the Senate & House is dismal.

By oldthudman

The better question is will Mrs. Palin be getting a piece of the movie money action???????????

By Mike

No, she will not. Duh.

Sunday 13 March

By moudsie

Of course she's getting some money -- that's her only motivation to do anything.

This sure makes me glad I don't have HBO -- if I did, this alone would make me cancel it!

What a useless idea for a movie.
How do you do it?
Do you make a fluff piece that Tea Party people will love, sort of like TLC's Sarah's Alaska?
Or do you make an honest movies that the Tea Party will pan and the general public will avoid?

By jo

The liberaltards in Hollywood are using this to, once again, do anything and everything they can to discredit Sarah Palin.......Why are they so obsessed with Palin? Sick Liberaltards!

By cleanfreaks2

This has nothing to do with an obsession with Sarah Palin - no different than the craigslist killer - it's all about current issues and who can get it made into a movie faster....please, obsession with Sarah? I think not...she needs to get back to alaska and start being a momma grizzley to her kids.

Can you say "Straight to DVD. No theatrical release."

By Janet

Well, it's a tv movie after all!!!

By garjaya

Man I think your wrong on that one I say straight to VHS, for 99 cents specials at Wal Mart.

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