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Loncraine Replacing Morgan for Special Relationship

June 23, 2009

The Hollywood Reporter says that Peter Morgan has pulled out as director of the HBO Films/BBC Films movie The Special Relationship, about the unique and sometimes turbulent political relationship between newly installed British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President Bill Clinton in the late 1990s.

Richard Loncraine has come on board to direct the project, written by Morgan, who will remain "integrally involved in every aspect of the production" in his role as a writer/executive producer, according to HBO.

Dennis Quaid is on board to play President Clinton, Michael Sheen as Prime Minister Blair, Julianne Moore as Hilary Clinton and Helen McCory as Cherie Blair.

Morgan is executive producing with Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Andy Harries and Christine Langan.

Filming is slated to begin July 20 in London.

COMMENTS (11)

Posted by:

glen

June 23, 2009

Does this mean he's directing Bond?

Posted by:

WCB

June 23, 2009

Dennis Quaid?! He looks nothing like Clinton!

Posted by:

That Guy

June 23, 2009

"Dennis Quaid?! He looks nothing like Clinton! " - WCB

That's why it's called ACTING, my WCB! ACTING!!!

Posted by:

JMLammy414

June 23, 2009

wow... just... wow

Posted by:

Smarter than you

June 23, 2009

i dont know about you, but acting doesnt change your facial features to look your part, and i think they're gonna need SOME SORT of special effects to make dennis quaid look like clinton

Posted by:

Frank

June 23, 2009

Why is Peter Morgan so obsessed with Tony Blair? Its in almost everything he does.

Posted by:

dylansdad

June 24, 2009

He's definitely writing Bond 23, but I highly doubt they will give it to him as his directorial debut.

Posted by:

Berty

June 24, 2009

sounds like a sequel to the queen, they even got the same people playing blair and cherie

Posted by:

Michael

June 24, 2009

It's the third part in his Tony Blair trilogy.

However, at the end of the credits it's going to say:

"TONY BLAIR WILL RETURN IN: THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN LEGISLATION."

Posted by:

plainview20

June 24, 2009

this isn't surprising since he'll be a little busy helping script the next Bond film.