Julianne Moore Offered Role in "Carrie"

Deadline is reporting that MGM has officially offered Julianne Moore a role in Kimberly Peirce's remake of the 1976 horror film Carrie.

If Moore accepts the role and I think she will, she'll play Margaret White, Carrie's "nightmarish religious fanatic mother." In the original, the role was played by Piper Laurie which landed her an Oscar nomination.

Chloe Moretz is signed on to play Carrie. It should be noted that Sissy Spacek earned an Oscar nomination for her role as Carrie in the original.

Peirce is directing with Kevin Misher serving as a producer. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa wrote the script which is more faithful to the 1974 Stephen King novel than the original.

First Photo of Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin

HBO has released the first photo of Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin. I have to say that she certainly looks the part!

Moore was chosen to play Palin for the HBO film titled Game Change. The film, based on the best-selling book of the same name, will focus on John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign.

Playing John McCain will be Ed Harris and Melissa Farman (Lost and Temple Grandin) has been chosen to portray Bristol Palin.

Source: Today.com

Image credit: HBO

Julianne Moore to Play Sarah Palin in Upcoming Film

Source: CNN.com

Today, HBO announced that actress Julianne Moore will play former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in an upcoming film about the 2008 presidential election.

The film is based on "Game Change", a 2010 best-selling book written by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, which detailed the 2008 presidential campaign. HBO said that the film will focus on John McCain's campaign.

The script was written by Danny Strong (Recount) and Jay Roach (Austin Powers and Recount) will direct.

I was a bit surprised when I first read that Moore was chosen to play Palin, but the more I think about it, the more I like and agree with the decision.