CIA Leak Scandal Plamegate to Become Major Movie

[Robbien]

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“Variety” reports today that WB secured the life rights of Wilson and Plame, interesting as the CIA appears to already have life rights to Plame. The trade paper says the studio will use Plame’s memoir, “Fair Game,” if the CIA permits her to publish it. Plame made a reported publishing deal in the $2.5 million range last year, and Simon & Schuster is expected to publish late this year. While it would be ironic for Plame’s story to be illegally leaked by the White House, only to have another government branch deny her the right to tell it herself, the CIA has the latitude to silence Plame.The film is co-production between Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman (“A Beautiful Mind,” The DaVicni Code”) and Jerry Zucker (the “Aiplane” and “Naked Gun” franchises) and Janet Zucker.

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[Kutjara]

1. I hope Will Ferral is available to reprise his * role.

The stumbling block could be trying to find enough slime to play Cheney. I don't think the world is big enough.

[Qutzupalotl]

10. Richard Dreyfuss as Cheney?

With enough evil makeup.

[skiddlybop]

2. How did that happen?

I thought Jerry Zucker is one of Hollywood's far-right wingnuts.

[tanyev]

3. That might be what it takes to make more people aware of the whole mess.

Sad but true.

[CTyankee]

5. Yes, along the lines of "All the President's Men." n/t

[CTyankee]

4. Kevin Costner would be good as Wilson. Who would you cast as Plame?

I thought that this would make a wonderful movie when I read Joe Wilson's book, "The Politics of Truth." The wingnuts will really lose it when a handsome actor and beautiful actress play the Wilson's. Har de har har. First "An Inconvenient Truth" and now the Wilson/Plame story.

Wonder who'll play Dick Cheney!

[DemSigns]

8. Sharon Stone as Plame

I said this to my wife months ago. Mr. Big from Sex and the City for joe?

[CTyankee]

11. Well, I don't think of Sharon Stone as being smart enough to play

Plame (but I could be doing her a terrible injustice). Maria Bello, who was in World Trade Center and Thank You for Smoking, is also a possibility.

Wow, anyone from Sex and the City would drive the righties into a frenzy. I'm loving it!

[greenman3610]

6. isnt Zucker a freeper?

[Supersedeas]

7. hmmmm....

[never cry wolf]

9. His campaign contributions are mixed, but mostly D

http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Jerry_Zucker.php