The story ofThe Front Runnerwill show that relationship strained, but as we now see three decades later enduring.
Simmons has had a role in every one of Reitman’s films, starting with 2007’sThank You For Smoking.
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Emerson was another true believer who fought to keep policy the focus of the campaign.
She’ll be played by Molly Ephraim from ABC’sLast Man Standing.
He’ll be played Alex Karpovsky, best known as coffee shop manager Ray on HBO’sGirls.
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He’ll be played by Mark O’Brien, another alumn of AMC’sHalt and Catch Fireand 2016’sArrival.
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Martindale is another composite character.
Pollak has starred inAvalon,The Usual Suspects, andA Few Good Men, among scores of other films.
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