Dennis Quaid and Julianne Moore will play former President Bill Clinton and former First Lady Hillary Clinton in an HBO television movie.
Quaid and Moore are preparing to star in The Special Relationship, a title which reflects the movie’s theme: the relationship shared by Clinton and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Michael Sheen is set to play Blair – again. He has played him in The Queen and The Deal. Blair and Clinton in their youth and idealism were seen as shining new lights in the progressive 90s.
HBO spokeswoman Tobe Becker said the deal on the movie was near completed and indicated a co-production deal was in the works with the BBC.
Moore, who takes a stance on humane issues in real life, seems an ideal choice to play the scholarly yet urbane Clinton, who hails from a conservative background.