Who will play Karl Rove in the movie?

[immoderate]

Casting Gannon will be easy. if younger, it would go to James Tolkan, Principal Strickland form "Back to the Future" , but nowadays it's a natural for who else? Vin Diesel--.


But Rove will be tougher to cast. If he were younger the role would undoubtedly go to Charles Nelson Reilly --

What do you think gang?

--IMM

[Jack Rabbit]

1. Jonathan Pryce

Nothing less than the finest film villain on two continents will do.

[Jack Rabbit]

11. On the other hand . . .

Pryce could be cast as John Negroponte . . .



Photo of Jonathan Pryce from Hollywood.com
Photo of John Negroponte from The Hill

[Beware the Beast Man]

2. This guy could use the work:

[coffeenap]

3. Gene Hackman--he would play it just right

[Mabus]

4. Chalabi or Pillsbury Dough Boy

Chalabi because he looks soft & squishy (like Rove) and he seems to be popping up everywhere anyway. Otherwise, it goes to the original "soft and squishy" Pillsbury Dough Boy.

[benburch]

5. Jeff Stryker

Of course, he's better hung than Rove, but its a movie!

[madison2000]

6. There are few great actors unattractive enough to be Rove

but I think William Hurt is talented enough and plays dark characters very well.

[sportndandy]

7. Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter as Karl Rove

[underpants]

8. What's his name from "Magnolia" "The Big Lebowski" & "Boogie Nights:"

That guy

[peekaloo]

15. Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

Damn, he was my first choice, too!

His 'Happiness' character is probably closer to the real Rove.

[underpants]

17. Right-Great actor

He'd be perfect.

[Catshrink]

9. Someone creepy who makes your skin crawl....

[immoderate]

10. Barney the Dinosaur?

Good suggestion.

On edit: Hiya, Sweetie Pie :hi:

--IMM

[Catshrink]

12. Ha!

Is Barney gay though? Well, maybe that does work.

[immoderate]

13. Ask James Dobson.

Barney has been seen hanging out with Spongebob. He has been known to promote *tolerance.* Very suspicious.

--IMM

[Dave Sund]

14. Penny Johnson Jerald as Rice

Sherry Palmer from "24" was in a TV movie about 9/11, playing Condoleeza Rice.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0353042/

Yes, that's the guy from "That's My Bush" playing GWB.

[havocmom]

16. Brian Doyle Murray

He could be great!

[Califooyah Operative]

18. Can George be in this movie?

[elehhhhna]

19. The Ditech loan commercial guy.

[elehhhhna]

20. Chucky as Condi:

[Jade Fox]

22. What's really scary about that....

is that they DO look alike!

[elehhhhna]

23. No kidding! Another DU'er pointed this out recently.

Same teeth, same smile, Chucky has slightly better hair...

[Jade Fox]

24. I don't know if his hair is inherently better....

He just has the good sense to avoid 'dos like that dorky 'flip' Condi can't
seem to let go of!

[elehhhhna]

29. I prefer to call it Condis' mullet.

[LynneSin]

21. Well, Joseph Goebbels is dead

:shrug:

How about a bloated pig

[caledesi]

25. Pillsbury Dough Boy. nt

[GaYellowDawg]

26. You've ALL got it wrong, here's the perfect choice:

Brian Cox

He's played some truly repellent parts during his film career, and done them well. You might remember these:

Hannibal Lecter (in the movie "Manhunter", 1986)
Killearn (John Hurt's "factor" in "Rob Roy")
Evil CIA-type administrator in "Bourne" movies
Capt. Wm. Stryker in "X2" (as a black ops type)
Agamemnon in "Troy"

and here's the kicker...

Hermann Goering in the TV movie "Nuremburg"

Cox is the best actor that I've ever seen at playing slimy, Machiavellian, manipulative characters. He'd be absolutely perfect for Rove. Perfect, I tell you.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

27. For Karl Rove?

Wallace Shawn.

[immoderate]

31. Inconceivable!

--IMM

[Hardrada]

28. I wish Peter Lorre were still around

He would be about the right height and would project as much creepiness.

[immoderate]

30. Right. And I am a fan of Peter Lorre.

--IMM

[Huckebein the Raven]

32. Richard Dreyfuss

he did a good job as Al Haig in the Showtime movie about when Reagan was shot.