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Some news stories are simply made for Hollywood. The Daily Beast presents dream casting inspired by today's headlines. Now playing at the multiplex.
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Fashion Week: The Movie
The Devil Wears Prada was fiction. Who would really play Anna Wintour and the other fashionistas in the Hollywood version of their lives? The Daily Beast struts to the casting couch.
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Obama: The Musical
The president is back in DC and needs a new song and dance to pass health care. So who would play him in the musical version of his life? The Daily Beast goes to the casting couch.
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Meltdown: The Movie
One year ago this week, Wall Street imploded. Who would portray the key players in a Hollywood disaster movie? The Daily Beast crashes on the casting couch.
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Who would play the Harvard professor and the Cambridge cop in the Hollywood version of their story? The Daily Beast heads to the casting couch.
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Apollo 11: The Movie
On the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, The Daily Beast orbits the casting couch to find stars worthy of playing astronauts.
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A-Rod: The Movie
With baseball’s All-Star game set for tomorrow night, who would play Yankee superstar Alex Rodriguez in the movie version of his life? The Daily Beast heads to the casting couch.
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G-8: The Movie
As the G-8 summit begins in Italy, The Daily Beast goes to the casting couch for actors to portray our world leaders—and a couple of first ladies.
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Mark Sanford: The Movie
Runaway governor Mark Sanford’s South American love affair is perfect for Hollywood. The Daily Beast heads to the casting couch.
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The Britain's Got Talent phenomenon has a life story perfect for Hollywood. As the American version of the show debuts tonight, The Daily Beast hits the couch to cast the original.
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Sarah Palin: The Movie
Who should play Sarah Palin, Todd, Bristol, Katie Couric, and David Letterman in the Hollywood version of the governor’s story? The Daily Beast heads to the casting couch.
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John Edwards: The Movie
To celebrate the former senator’s 56th birthday, The Daily Beast presents dream casting for his made-for-Hollywood life.
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Sonia Sotomayor’s life story is ready-made for Hollywood. Who will play her and the other Supremes? VIEW OUR GALLERY of the dream cast.
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The just-announced biopic Madoff: Made Off With America will feature unknown actors, but The Daily Beast presents a more A-list cast, including Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand.
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I think your Madoff cast is awful - just casting Jews to play Jews. But these lookalikes would not be very good. Madoff should be played by Robert DeNiro, he would contribute the ultimate sang froid. Ruth should be played by Meryl Streep, in order to show the complexity and hypocrisy. Barbara and Dustin are just for looks sake and make what is serious into something borderline comedic.
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