Michelle Obama (Kerry Washington)
It’s all in the cheeks and that great big smile both of these lovely ladies have. These two could be sisters.
Others Considered: Sanaa Lathan, Lisa Leslie, Gabrielle Union
Joe Biden (Nicolas Cage)
This may be the one many of you disagree with me on, but the big ol’ teeth, goofy grin and hair plugs just made this seem like a perfect choice. We would just need to age Nic a bit and I think he would knock this gaffe bag out of the park.
Others Considered: Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, James Rebhorn, Jeff Daniels
Barack Obama (Harry Lennix)
Perfect. This to me is perfect casting. The two of them look quite similar and for anyone that has seen Harry Lennix in such films as The Matrix Reloaded or Ray knows his acting style suits Barack’s personality perfectly.
Others Considered: Denzel Washington, Andre Braugher, Isaiah Washington
Cindy McCain (Glenn Close)
This one was a toss up between the stretched face appearance of Nicole Kidman and the kick ass and take names appearance of Glenn Close. Close won out in the end primarily because her picture matched Cindy a little bit better. Kidman really has managed to keep her pasty skull from being abused by the paps hasn’t she?
Others Considered: Nicole Kidman, Courtney Love, Mia Farrow, Jessica Lange, Joan Rivers
Sarah Palin (Tina Fey)
This one is my only obvious no-brainer. To cast someone else just because it was obvious would seem silly. Names such as Kate Walsh and Hillary Swank were offered up and I have seen Mariska Hargitay mentioned before, but to deny Tina Fey would just be wrong, like shooting moose wrong.
Others Considered: Kate Walsh, Hillary Swank
John McCain (Andy Serkis & WETA Workshop)
We had names such as Robert Duvall, Richard Jenkins, Richard Dreyfuss and John Mahoney, but I saw a clip of Gollum from Lord of the Rings recently and instantly thought of John McCain sitting in his airplane sucking on some prune juice looking at the Presidential seal saying, “My precioussssss.” Weta Workshop and Andy Serkis did such a great job bringing Gollum to life I would just love to see what they would do with John McCain. If Serkis can bring to life Gollum, King Kong, David Bowie’s assistant and a gay magazine editor then I think he can handle McCain.
Others Considered: Robert Duvall, Richard Jenkins, Richard Dreyfuss, John Mahoney
