Born in on 7th January 1958, Donna Rice is the current CEO and president of Eie (Enough Is Enough) organization. She is a film producer, speaker, and author. While working with Eie, Rice has appeared on various outlets as an advocate for internet safety. Her name first appeared in the public domain was in the 1987 political scandal that crushed the presidential ambitions of Gary Hart, a former Democratic party senator. So, what exactly happened to Donna Rice during and after the tabloid frenzy three decades ago? Continue reading to learn more below: Donna’s Personal Life Rice was born in
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Whatever Happened to Donna Rice?...
- 3/21/2020
- by Jennifer Borama
- TVovermind.com
Hugh Jackman stars as the Us Democrat whose presidential ambitions were scuppered by allegations of misbehaviour aboard the Monkey Business
Is there any point now in remembering Gary Hart? He was the Democrats’ plausible and photogenic Us presidential candidate in 1988, the front runner who abandoned his campaign after press allegations of an extramarital affair. Was he, like the charismatic Irish nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell, a lost prince of progressive American politics – a man who might have saved his country from the complacent Bush dynasty? Or was he just another withdrawn brand in what Gore Vidal called the eternally dull Pepsi/Coke choice of American democracy?
It’s not easy to tell from Jason Reitman’s clotted and evasive movie, starring Hugh Jackman in a hairpiece as Hart. The film somehow shows its hero as a tiresome and sanctimonious figure while piously averting its eyes from his misdemeanour, the one...
Is there any point now in remembering Gary Hart? He was the Democrats’ plausible and photogenic Us presidential candidate in 1988, the front runner who abandoned his campaign after press allegations of an extramarital affair. Was he, like the charismatic Irish nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell, a lost prince of progressive American politics – a man who might have saved his country from the complacent Bush dynasty? Or was he just another withdrawn brand in what Gore Vidal called the eternally dull Pepsi/Coke choice of American democracy?
It’s not easy to tell from Jason Reitman’s clotted and evasive movie, starring Hugh Jackman in a hairpiece as Hart. The film somehow shows its hero as a tiresome and sanctimonious figure while piously averting its eyes from his misdemeanour, the one...
- 1/9/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
“The Front Runner”
Writer: Matt Bai (screenplay and based upon the book by) and Jason Reitman and Jay Carson (Screenplay)
Director: Jason Reitman
In “the Front Runner,” big-eyed blonde Sara Paxton plays notorious other woman Donna Rice opposite Hugh Jackman’s dynamic Sen. Gary Hart. Jason Reitman’s political drama revisits the sex scandal that scrapped the promising Democratic nominee’s second presidential run in 1988, paving the way for George H. W. Bush’s election. The Hart campaign, led by J.K. Simmons’ Bill Dixon, scrambles to do damage control in the wake of the Miami Herald’s scoop on Rice’s visit to Hart’s Georgetown townhouse. In the harrowing interrogation scene that follows, Dixon grills Rice extra crispy about an affair that may or may not have occurred — and the collateral damage is done.
Paxton: “The first time we see Donna in close-up it’s like ‘Jaws.’ The whole...
Writer: Matt Bai (screenplay and based upon the book by) and Jason Reitman and Jay Carson (Screenplay)
Director: Jason Reitman
In “the Front Runner,” big-eyed blonde Sara Paxton plays notorious other woman Donna Rice opposite Hugh Jackman’s dynamic Sen. Gary Hart. Jason Reitman’s political drama revisits the sex scandal that scrapped the promising Democratic nominee’s second presidential run in 1988, paving the way for George H. W. Bush’s election. The Hart campaign, led by J.K. Simmons’ Bill Dixon, scrambles to do damage control in the wake of the Miami Herald’s scoop on Rice’s visit to Hart’s Georgetown townhouse. In the harrowing interrogation scene that follows, Dixon grills Rice extra crispy about an affair that may or may not have occurred — and the collateral damage is done.
Paxton: “The first time we see Donna in close-up it’s like ‘Jaws.’ The whole...
- 1/4/2019
- by Thelma Adams
- Variety Film + TV
Today we are recognizing The Front Runner, as well as co-writer/director Jason Reitman, plus star Hugh Jackman. Our Hollywood Film Tributes recognize films and talent for their excellence in the art of filmmaking. Though somewhat ignored during the awards season, The Front Runner is a timely film that deserves more acclaim than it received. Filmmaker Jason Reitman is working on a whole new level, while Hugh Jackman does strong work as Gary Hart. The movie is severely underrated, as you’ll see below… From our rave review last month: The Front Runner is a political drama/pseudo biopic. After coming up short the last time around, Colorado Senator Gary Hart (Jackman) is considered the 1988 Democratic front runner for President, and all but assumed to be the nation’s next leader. Having inspired many during the previous primary, he’s all but a shoo in. Then, scandal hits. Rumors of...
- 12/26/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Hugh Jackman stars as Gary Hart in Columbia Pictures’ The Front Runner.
Hugh Jackman gives a powerful, complex performance as Gary Hart, an idealistic and charismatic presidential candidate who seemed a shoo-in for the 1988 Democratic nomination until media frenzy over a rumor of an extramarital affair brought his campaign to an abrupt halt. If one-time presidential candidate Gary Hart is recalled at all now, it is as the politician who was so confident of his position as front-runner, that he invited the media to follow him around, which led to the discovery of an affair. That story isn’t exactly true, something Jason Reitman’s political thriller/drama The Front Runner corrects, but Gary Hart is not the real subject of this gripping political thriller. The Front Runner is really about the media, particularly the sudden historical point at which the way the media covered politicians changed, and what that...
Hugh Jackman gives a powerful, complex performance as Gary Hart, an idealistic and charismatic presidential candidate who seemed a shoo-in for the 1988 Democratic nomination until media frenzy over a rumor of an extramarital affair brought his campaign to an abrupt halt. If one-time presidential candidate Gary Hart is recalled at all now, it is as the politician who was so confident of his position as front-runner, that he invited the media to follow him around, which led to the discovery of an affair. That story isn’t exactly true, something Jason Reitman’s political thriller/drama The Front Runner corrects, but Gary Hart is not the real subject of this gripping political thriller. The Front Runner is really about the media, particularly the sudden historical point at which the way the media covered politicians changed, and what that...
- 11/21/2018
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – When we first met photographer Dale Robinette (click here) he had just taken one of the most iconic movie photos of the last ten years. Well, his work as “Unit Still Photographer” goes on, and he recently contacted HollywoodChicago.com to share one of his on-set photos from “The Front Runner,” which opened in Chicago last week.
Campaign Swag Takes on a Touch of Irony in ‘The Front Runner’
Photo credit: Dale Robinette for Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions/Columbia Pictures
“The Front Runner” features Hugh Jackman as Senator Gary Hart, a shoo-in presidential candidate (Democratic) as the 1988 campaign began. When whispers began that the Senator was having an extramarital affair, he challenged the press to “Follow me around, I don’t care…” That scenario played out as the Miami Herald sent reporters and a photographer to stake out Hart’s Washington D.C. town home, and they discovered Donna Rice (Sara Paxton) was there.
Campaign Swag Takes on a Touch of Irony in ‘The Front Runner’
Photo credit: Dale Robinette for Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions/Columbia Pictures
“The Front Runner” features Hugh Jackman as Senator Gary Hart, a shoo-in presidential candidate (Democratic) as the 1988 campaign began. When whispers began that the Senator was having an extramarital affair, he challenged the press to “Follow me around, I don’t care…” That scenario played out as the Miami Herald sent reporters and a photographer to stake out Hart’s Washington D.C. town home, and they discovered Donna Rice (Sara Paxton) was there.
- 11/21/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Since hanging up his claws as Wolverine in spectacular fashion with Logan, Hugh Jackman has been exploring. He returned to his first love, musical theatre, last year for the blockbusting The Greatest Showman, and now tackles perhaps the meatiest role of his career to date as 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart. Jason Reitman’s The Front Runner follows the three weeks it took Hart’s leading campaign for the Democratic ticket to implode when reports surfaced of an extramarital affair. It was a changing point for American politics, Jackman says, but getting to know the elusive politician proved challenging.
How did you get this script?
Well, it came to me via Jason Reitman. It was the old-fashioned script to the agent, agent sends it on. Of course my inner monologue is, “Please like this. Please like this. Please like this.” Because I just love Jason’s films. I love everything about him.
How did you get this script?
Well, it came to me via Jason Reitman. It was the old-fashioned script to the agent, agent sends it on. Of course my inner monologue is, “Please like this. Please like this. Please like this.” Because I just love Jason’s films. I love everything about him.
- 11/19/2018
- by Joe Utichi
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago – The year 1988 marked a border crossing in the way that the media covered national candidates. Senator Gary Hart seemed destined for president, until a extramarital relationship with Donna Rice became the focus of media attention. Director Jason Reitman tells the story in a new film, “The Front Runner.”
Hugh Jackman as Gary Hart Meets the Press in ‘The Front Runner’
Photo credit: Columbia Pictures
In a remarkable transformation, Hugh Jackman portrays Hart, communicating the dismissal that the candidate had when reacting to the allegations… “Follow me around. I don’t care. I’m serious. If anybody wants to put a tail on me, go ahead. They’d be very bored.” That situation came to pass as the Miami Herald sent reporters and a photographer to stake out Hart’s Washington D.C. town home, and they discovered Donna Rice (Sara Paxton) was there. Hart’s denials of impropriety and...
Hugh Jackman as Gary Hart Meets the Press in ‘The Front Runner’
Photo credit: Columbia Pictures
In a remarkable transformation, Hugh Jackman portrays Hart, communicating the dismissal that the candidate had when reacting to the allegations… “Follow me around. I don’t care. I’m serious. If anybody wants to put a tail on me, go ahead. They’d be very bored.” That situation came to pass as the Miami Herald sent reporters and a photographer to stake out Hart’s Washington D.C. town home, and they discovered Donna Rice (Sara Paxton) was there. Hart’s denials of impropriety and...
- 11/16/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Hugh Jackman is taking on fierce reporters as the embattled Gary Hart in his new film The Front Runner.
The 50-year-old actor plays former American senator Gary Hart during his 1988 presidential campaign which soon turns into crisis after his extramarital affair is discovered.
The film, directed by Jason Reitman (Juno), follows the confident Democratic candidate during the rise and fall of his political career. Considered the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, his affair with Donna Rice forces Hart to drop out of the race.
In a People exclusive clip, Jackman’s Hart is ambushed by reporters about his suspected...
The 50-year-old actor plays former American senator Gary Hart during his 1988 presidential campaign which soon turns into crisis after his extramarital affair is discovered.
The film, directed by Jason Reitman (Juno), follows the confident Democratic candidate during the rise and fall of his political career. Considered the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, his affair with Donna Rice forces Hart to drop out of the race.
In a People exclusive clip, Jackman’s Hart is ambushed by reporters about his suspected...
- 11/12/2018
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
“The Front Runner,” Jason Reitman’s political docudrama about the disaster that befell Gary Hart’s 1988 campaign for the presidency, is a movie that pulses with the twitchy electronic-nerve-ending hunger of mass media. Reitman, a director of up-front humanity and skill, has figured out a way to jam the contemporary American news circus into a movie, so that it buzzes with the sound of truth being sliced, diced, and packaged. “The Front Runner” has a tantalizing atmosphere of viral spin and information addiction. It’s the sort of thing I wanted more of from Steven Spielberg’s “The Post.” Reitman, in striking the tone for his movie, has learned from the best — “The Candidate” and “All the President’s Men,” and also the films of Robert Altman, with their layered POVs and soundtracks of overlapping voices that seem to anticipate the nattering narcissism of the digital era.
As a viewing experience,...
As a viewing experience,...
- 11/11/2018
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
For anyone who’s overdosing on U.S. politics, which is pretty much the entire world at this point, the idea of a film on the subject may give you pause.
However, Sony’s “The Front Runner,” which opens wide Nov. 21, is highly recommended because it offers a smart and important perspective on how we got to this point. It’s also entertaining.
“Front Runner” is the first produced screenplay for Matt Bai and Jay Carson, who together have 40 years of experience in politics, respectively as a reporter and a campaign consultant — i.e. operative.
“Whether you care about politics or not, this is a story of human beings struggling with extraordinary circumstances,” Carson says.
Bai adds that even for non-fans of U.S. politics, it’s a chance to see the work of expert filmmakers. “You’re also going to see an amazing ensemble of actors and great lead...
However, Sony’s “The Front Runner,” which opens wide Nov. 21, is highly recommended because it offers a smart and important perspective on how we got to this point. It’s also entertaining.
“Front Runner” is the first produced screenplay for Matt Bai and Jay Carson, who together have 40 years of experience in politics, respectively as a reporter and a campaign consultant — i.e. operative.
“Whether you care about politics or not, this is a story of human beings struggling with extraordinary circumstances,” Carson says.
Bai adds that even for non-fans of U.S. politics, it’s a chance to see the work of expert filmmakers. “You’re also going to see an amazing ensemble of actors and great lead...
- 11/8/2018
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
With the country in the grip of midterm election fever Tuesday, Sony Pictures is opening the Hugh Jackman political drama “The Front Runner” in two theaters in Los Angeles and two in New York City.
Jason Reitman, director of “The Front Runner,” told Variety that his film is especially relevant now — even though the events in it took place 31 years ago. And he’s riveted by the current election.
“I have no idea what’s going to happen,” he admitted. “Today feels like a mystery because the country is so divided. The movie asks questions that are very timely — about how we consume news and what is relevant versus what is private.”
Jackman brings Gary Hart to life as a charismatic presidential candidate whose campaign crashes and burns in 1987, thanks to the revelation of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. The Miami Herald newspaper followed Rice on a flight from Miami to Washington,...
Jason Reitman, director of “The Front Runner,” told Variety that his film is especially relevant now — even though the events in it took place 31 years ago. And he’s riveted by the current election.
“I have no idea what’s going to happen,” he admitted. “Today feels like a mystery because the country is so divided. The movie asks questions that are very timely — about how we consume news and what is relevant versus what is private.”
Jackman brings Gary Hart to life as a charismatic presidential candidate whose campaign crashes and burns in 1987, thanks to the revelation of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. The Miami Herald newspaper followed Rice on a flight from Miami to Washington,...
- 11/6/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The Front Runner attempts to trace the root of our current political woes to the fall of Gary Hart, but can it make a persuasive argument?
How did we get here? I’m sure many Americans are asking that this election season as they hold their breath and pray that this is the beginning of removing the carnival-like madness that has become the modern body politic. Still, Jason Reitman and Hugh Jackman think they have the answers—or at least they want it to appear that way with the opening of The Front Runner.
As a political biopic that attempts to trace the first sensationalized and highly publicized sex scandal in presidential politics, The Front Runner is a study of the downfall of Gary Hart, the one-time leader of the Democratic Primaries pack in 1988. Briefly considered the next man who would be president, and who could defeat the impending Republican...
How did we get here? I’m sure many Americans are asking that this election season as they hold their breath and pray that this is the beginning of removing the carnival-like madness that has become the modern body politic. Still, Jason Reitman and Hugh Jackman think they have the answers—or at least they want it to appear that way with the opening of The Front Runner.
As a political biopic that attempts to trace the first sensationalized and highly publicized sex scandal in presidential politics, The Front Runner is a study of the downfall of Gary Hart, the one-time leader of the Democratic Primaries pack in 1988. Briefly considered the next man who would be president, and who could defeat the impending Republican...
- 11/6/2018
- Den of Geek
I remember the Gary Hart affair. Hart and Donna Rice were on the news and SNL mocked him. If only 10-year-old Fred had a movie like The Front Runner to make him more informed. For one, I never knew what Hart’s policies were which is telling. I was only 10 but the affair was blasted out, not any of his political positions. I also didn’t know how big he was before any of this happened. Could he have beaten Bush I? The Front Runner portrays an energetic campaign for the Veep generation. A lot of single takes capture hectic action […]
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- 11/6/2018
- by Fred Topel
- Monsters and Critics
Sara Paxton transported back to her birth year in order to chronicle American Senator Gary Hart’s 1988 derailed presidential campaign in her latest film, The Front Runner.
The biographical drama, directed by Jason Reitman, stars Hugh Jackman as Hart at the height of a media circus surrounding his scandalous extramarital affair with Donna Rice (Paxton).
The actress admitted to having no recollection of the Democratic presidential candidate’s fall from grace but, nonetheless, happened to stumble upon the story a year prior to her casting on the way to an audition.
"I was in my ...
The biographical drama, directed by Jason Reitman, stars Hugh Jackman as Hart at the height of a media circus surrounding his scandalous extramarital affair with Donna Rice (Paxton).
The actress admitted to having no recollection of the Democratic presidential candidate’s fall from grace but, nonetheless, happened to stumble upon the story a year prior to her casting on the way to an audition.
"I was in my ...
- 11/6/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Sara Paxton transported back to her birth year in order to chronicle American Senator Gary Hart’s 1988 derailed presidential campaign in her latest film, The Front Runner.
The biographical drama, directed by Jason Reitman, stars Hugh Jackman as Hart at the height of a media circus surrounding his scandalous extramarital affair with Donna Rice (Paxton).
The actress admitted to having no recollection of the Democratic presidential candidate’s fall from grace but, nonetheless, happened to stumble upon the story a year prior to her casting on the way to an audition.
"I was in my ...
The biographical drama, directed by Jason Reitman, stars Hugh Jackman as Hart at the height of a media circus surrounding his scandalous extramarital affair with Donna Rice (Paxton).
The actress admitted to having no recollection of the Democratic presidential candidate’s fall from grace but, nonetheless, happened to stumble upon the story a year prior to her casting on the way to an audition.
"I was in my ...
- 11/6/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s Election Day folks! If you’re reading this and live in the United States, make sure you either have voted or will vote. It’s incredibly important. Speaking of politics, a movie that focuses on a moment where the political landscape changed forever is about to open. It’s The Front Runner, Jason Reitman’s latest work. By looking at Presidential hopeful and now cautionary tale Gary Hart, Reitman and company shine a light on how coverage of candidates and candidacies themselves have shifted. It’s a compelling film, one filled with strong performances, as well as a timely nature that can’t be ignored. This is literally the perfect week for it to be hitting screens. The Front Runner is a political drama/pseudo biopic. After coming up short the last time around, Colorado Senator Gary Hart (Jackman) is considered the 1988 Democratic front runner for President, and...
- 11/6/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Jason Reitman’s new movie “The Front Runner” explores the rapid unraveling of Sen. Gary Hart, who was coasting toward the Democratic nomination for president in 1988 when a scandal surrounding his relationship with a much-younger woman named Donna Rice created a political firestorm that forced him to withdraw from the race.
In the film, Rice (played by “Darcy’s Wild Life” star Sara Paxton) is depicted as a blonde whose intelligence matches her good looks, one who tells J.K. Simmons’ older campaign fixer at one point, “I did all the things you’re supposed to do so no one would look at me the way you’re doing right now.”
According to Matt Bai’s book “All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid,” on which the film is based, Donna Rice really was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of South Carolina — where she majored...
In the film, Rice (played by “Darcy’s Wild Life” star Sara Paxton) is depicted as a blonde whose intelligence matches her good looks, one who tells J.K. Simmons’ older campaign fixer at one point, “I did all the things you’re supposed to do so no one would look at me the way you’re doing right now.”
According to Matt Bai’s book “All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid,” on which the film is based, Donna Rice really was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of South Carolina — where she majored...
- 11/6/2018
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
We live in a time where the foibles of political candidates receive round-the-clock coverage, and on Election Day Sony will release Jason Reitman’s “The Front Runner,” a film about the man who started it all. Hugh Jackman portrays former Colorado Senator and 1988 presidential candidate Gary Hart, who saw his fortunes crash from presidential favorite to political pariah in a single week.
At early festival showings at Telluride and Toronto, “The Front Runner” generated mixed critical reactions (Metacritic: 65) as it roused audiences to debate its provocative concerns about campaign transparency and gender politics: Could Bill Clinton be a good president, even though he had a sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky? Did Hart’s demise stem from hubris, the tabloid press, political skullduggery, or some combination of these?
“I’m trying to figure this out for myself, like most people are,” Reitman said. “That’s what makes it...
At early festival showings at Telluride and Toronto, “The Front Runner” generated mixed critical reactions (Metacritic: 65) as it roused audiences to debate its provocative concerns about campaign transparency and gender politics: Could Bill Clinton be a good president, even though he had a sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky? Did Hart’s demise stem from hubris, the tabloid press, political skullduggery, or some combination of these?
“I’m trying to figure this out for myself, like most people are,” Reitman said. “That’s what makes it...
- 11/5/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
We live in a time where the foibles of political candidates receive round-the-clock coverage, and on Election Day Sony will release Jason Reitman’s “The Front Runner,” a film about the man who started it all. Hugh Jackman portrays former Colorado Senator and 1988 presidential candidate Gary Hart, who saw his fortunes crash from presidential favorite to political pariah in a single week.
At early festival showings at Telluride and Toronto, “The Front Runner” generated mixed critical reactions (Metacritic: 65) as it roused audiences to debate its provocative concerns about campaign transparency and gender politics: Could Bill Clinton be a good president, even though he had a sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky? Did Hart’s demise stem from hubris, the tabloid press, political skullduggery, or some combination of these?
“I’m trying to figure this out for myself, like most people are,” Reitman said. “That’s what makes it...
At early festival showings at Telluride and Toronto, “The Front Runner” generated mixed critical reactions (Metacritic: 65) as it roused audiences to debate its provocative concerns about campaign transparency and gender politics: Could Bill Clinton be a good president, even though he had a sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky? Did Hart’s demise stem from hubris, the tabloid press, political skullduggery, or some combination of these?
“I’m trying to figure this out for myself, like most people are,” Reitman said. “That’s what makes it...
- 11/5/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
When was it exactly that politics went tabloid? Try 1988, when Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman), a married Democratic senator from Colorado, thought the media buzz about his alleged affair with model Donna Rice (Sara Paxton) could escape scrutiny as he ran for the White House. The press turned a blind eye to the sins of Fdr, JFK and Lbj. Why not Hart? The Front Runner tells us why. Or tries to, at least.
Based on political reporter Matt Bai’s forensically thorough book All the Truth Is Out, the film is...
Based on political reporter Matt Bai’s forensically thorough book All the Truth Is Out, the film is...
- 11/5/2018
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
To dramatize the scandal-ridden ups and downs of the current presidential administration is to consider all manner of genres: Python-esque satire, journalism drama, social-issue tragedy, gilded ’80s-style sex thriller, even dystopian mind-screw. Is it even possible to tell the story of a rise and fall like Gary Hart’s — smart politician felled by a combination of personal arrogance and journalistically exploited national prurience — without the whole thing seeming morally quaint, like storybook time during a home invasion?
The answer is no, albeit an entertaining no, if the example is Jason Reitman’s “The Front Runner,” his self-consciously on-point, briskly enjoyable version of the three weeks in 1988 that took the Colorado senator from shoo-in for the Democratic presidential nomination to ousted cautionary tale after allegations surfaced regarding his extramarital affair with Donna Rice. The film’s assets are like an attractive party platform for discerning moviegoers: wonderful actors, crisp dialogue, and...
The answer is no, albeit an entertaining no, if the example is Jason Reitman’s “The Front Runner,” his self-consciously on-point, briskly enjoyable version of the three weeks in 1988 that took the Colorado senator from shoo-in for the Democratic presidential nomination to ousted cautionary tale after allegations surfaced regarding his extramarital affair with Donna Rice. The film’s assets are like an attractive party platform for discerning moviegoers: wonderful actors, crisp dialogue, and...
- 11/5/2018
- by Robert Abele
- The Wrap
Hugh Jackman has knocked it out of the park as Wolverine and P.T. Barnum (The Greatest Showman), but with The Front Runner he faced the challenge of playing a person who is alive and well. Though he grew up unaware of the 1988 scandal involving Senator Gary Hart and Donna Rice (played in the flick [...]
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- 11/5/2018
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
It was inevitable that conversation at the New York premiere of “The Front Runner” would turn to politics. “I think I’m like anyone alive today,” director Jason Reitman told the audience at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday evening. “I wake up, I pull out my phone, and I go, ‘F—!’”
On the red carpet, he explained how that feeling had brought him to “The Front Runner,” a drama about Sen. Gary Hart’s (Hugh Jackman) alleged extramarital affair that ended his campaign for the presidency in 1987. “I look around me and go, ‘How the hell did we get here?’ And in this story, I found a thread that I wanted to pull on — this story about the line between our public and private life, about how journalists and candidates get along, and that touched on gender politics,” he told Variety. His hope for the film, co-written by Matt Bai and Jay Carson,...
On the red carpet, he explained how that feeling had brought him to “The Front Runner,” a drama about Sen. Gary Hart’s (Hugh Jackman) alleged extramarital affair that ended his campaign for the presidency in 1987. “I look around me and go, ‘How the hell did we get here?’ And in this story, I found a thread that I wanted to pull on — this story about the line between our public and private life, about how journalists and candidates get along, and that touched on gender politics,” he told Variety. His hope for the film, co-written by Matt Bai and Jay Carson,...
- 10/31/2018
- by Alex Barasch
- Variety Film + TV
A new trailer has been released for Hugh Jackman’s next film, The Front Runner. The actor takes on the role of 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Gary Hart in the film and it tells the true story of how Hart’s presidential campaign collapsed when the press started digging into his personal life and a scandal exploded that involved an affair he was having with actress and model Donna Rice.
The movie was directed by Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) and it was based on Matt Bai’s All the Truth is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid, and it takes us into "the backrooms where truths are drawn out and painful decisions are made."
It looks like it will tell a fascinating and frustrating story. As you’ll see in the trailer, Jackman is also going to give an amazing performance. Here’s the synopsis:
The film follows...
The movie was directed by Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) and it was based on Matt Bai’s All the Truth is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid, and it takes us into "the backrooms where truths are drawn out and painful decisions are made."
It looks like it will tell a fascinating and frustrating story. As you’ll see in the trailer, Jackman is also going to give an amazing performance. Here’s the synopsis:
The film follows...
- 10/26/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Sony Pictures has released a new International trailer and poster for Jason Reitman’s The Front Runner starring Hugh Jackman.
Hugh Jackman stars as Gary Hart who was a front-runner in 1988 until accusations of an extramarital affair hobbled his campaign. He famously challenged the media to follow him around and see how boring his life was, only for tabloid photographs to emerge of him having an affair.
Based on Matt Bai’s 2014 novel All the Truth Is Out, the film stars Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Kaitlyn Dever, Sara Paxton, Mamoudou Athie, Molly Ephraim, Josh Brener, and Mike Judge alongside Jackman.
Also in trailers – Chris Pine leads his men into battle in new trailer for ‘Outlaw King’
The film hits UK cinemas January 11 2019
The Front Runner Official Synopsis
The film follows the rise and fall of Senator Hart, who captured the imagination of young voters and was considered the overwhelming front-runner...
Hugh Jackman stars as Gary Hart who was a front-runner in 1988 until accusations of an extramarital affair hobbled his campaign. He famously challenged the media to follow him around and see how boring his life was, only for tabloid photographs to emerge of him having an affair.
Based on Matt Bai’s 2014 novel All the Truth Is Out, the film stars Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Kaitlyn Dever, Sara Paxton, Mamoudou Athie, Molly Ephraim, Josh Brener, and Mike Judge alongside Jackman.
Also in trailers – Chris Pine leads his men into battle in new trailer for ‘Outlaw King’
The film hits UK cinemas January 11 2019
The Front Runner Official Synopsis
The film follows the rise and fall of Senator Hart, who captured the imagination of young voters and was considered the overwhelming front-runner...
- 10/25/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sara Paxton co-stars with Hugh Jackman in director Jason Reitman’s The Front Runner. The political drama centers on Senator Gary Hart (Jackman), a rising politician who was favored to receive the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination until his affair with Donna Rice (Paxton) was exposed. Reitman received acclaim earlier this year with Tully [...]
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- 10/15/2018
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
“It’s not a biopic, it’s not a movie about a person, it’s a movie about a moment,” says filmmaker Jason Reitman about his latest film The Front Runner which opens on Election Day.
In the film, Hugh Jackman plays embattled U.S. Presidential Democratic candidate Gary Hart. Though the Hart scandal occurred when Reitman was a ten-year-old kid, he became fascinated by the Colorado senator’s derailed run at the presidency when news broke that he was having an extramarital affair with Donna Rice. Within a week’s time after the news happened, Hart was out of the 1988 race.
Here’s a guy “who was favored to be the president of the United States,” said the director at Deadline’s London Contenders, “He was 25 points ahead of every Democrat and ten points ahead of George Bush.”
“Hart was prescient. This was a guy who, in 1987, was already...
In the film, Hugh Jackman plays embattled U.S. Presidential Democratic candidate Gary Hart. Though the Hart scandal occurred when Reitman was a ten-year-old kid, he became fascinated by the Colorado senator’s derailed run at the presidency when news broke that he was having an extramarital affair with Donna Rice. Within a week’s time after the news happened, Hart was out of the 1988 race.
Here’s a guy “who was favored to be the president of the United States,” said the director at Deadline’s London Contenders, “He was 25 points ahead of every Democrat and ten points ahead of George Bush.”
“Hart was prescient. This was a guy who, in 1987, was already...
- 10/13/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Hugh Jackman will receive the 2018 Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Sbiff organizers announced on Monday. Jackman will receive the award at a special gala in Santa Barbara on Monday, Nov. 19.
Jackman currently stars as U.S. Senator Gary Hart in “The Front Runner,” Jason Reitman’s drama about the politician who went from being the favorite to capture the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination to pulling out of the race when the press discovered he’d been having an affair with a campaign aide, Donna Rice.
The film recently premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and also screened in Toronto, and will be released by Sony on Nov. 6.
Also Read: 'The Front Runner' Film Review: Politics, Sex and Media Collide in Hugh Jackman Drama
The Kirk Douglas Award has been handed out every year since 2006, with previous honorees including Warren Beatty,...
Jackman currently stars as U.S. Senator Gary Hart in “The Front Runner,” Jason Reitman’s drama about the politician who went from being the favorite to capture the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination to pulling out of the race when the press discovered he’d been having an affair with a campaign aide, Donna Rice.
The film recently premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and also screened in Toronto, and will be released by Sony on Nov. 6.
Also Read: 'The Front Runner' Film Review: Politics, Sex and Media Collide in Hugh Jackman Drama
The Kirk Douglas Award has been handed out every year since 2006, with previous honorees including Warren Beatty,...
- 10/1/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Austin Film Festival has unveiled its second wave of films for the 25th anniversary lineup which includes closing-night pic The Front Runner starring Hugh Jackman. The fest kicks off Oct. 25 and continues through Nov. 1.
Based on the real-life story, The Front Runner follows charismatic politician Gary Hart, who was considered the overwhelming front runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. The pic, which recently screened at Telluride and then at the Toronto International Film Festival will close out the fest on Nov. 1 with director Jason Reitman in attendance.
Also screening at this year’s fest will be Yogos Lanthimos’s The Favourite starring Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz as well as Asghar Farsadi’s Everybody Knows starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz.
The festival will also mark four world premieres including British drama Undercliffe, the...
Based on the real-life story, The Front Runner follows charismatic politician Gary Hart, who was considered the overwhelming front runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. The pic, which recently screened at Telluride and then at the Toronto International Film Festival will close out the fest on Nov. 1 with director Jason Reitman in attendance.
Also screening at this year’s fest will be Yogos Lanthimos’s The Favourite starring Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz as well as Asghar Farsadi’s Everybody Knows starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz.
The festival will also mark four world premieres including British drama Undercliffe, the...
- 9/12/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Jason Reitman's The Front Runner will serve as the closing night film at the Austin Film Festival, it was announced Wednesday. Reitman, who is an Oscar nominee and an alum of Aff, directed the film, which had its world premiere Aug. 31 at the Telluride Film Festival.
In the film, Hugh Jackman stars as the charismatic politician Gary Hart, who was considered the overwhelming front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. The Front Runner will bow in Austin on Nov. 1 with Reitman in attendance.
In ...
In the film, Hugh Jackman stars as the charismatic politician Gary Hart, who was considered the overwhelming front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. The Front Runner will bow in Austin on Nov. 1 with Reitman in attendance.
In ...
- 9/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jason Reitman's The Front Runner will serve as the closing night film at the Austin Film Festival, it was announced Wednesday. Reitman, who is an Oscar nominee and an alum of Aff, directed the film, which had its world premiere Aug. 31 at the Telluride Film Festival.
In the film, Hugh Jackman stars as the charismatic politician Gary Hart, who was considered the overwhelming front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. The Front Runner will bow in Austin on Nov. 1 with Reitman in attendance.
In ...
In the film, Hugh Jackman stars as the charismatic politician Gary Hart, who was considered the overwhelming front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. The Front Runner will bow in Austin on Nov. 1 with Reitman in attendance.
In ...
- 9/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
And so it began—sentiments that prove true only until the next example replaces it. We’re just two years removed from Donald Trump’s victory for president of the United States and already the art seeking answers about what went wrong and what went right have arrived. Much of it stems from finding a turning point to mark when the mainstream media started including tabloid fodder under the header of journalism, when politics shifted from the good of constituents and country to that of party and financial portfolios, or when the American public woke from its delusion that people are selfless (and then decided it was okay they aren’t). Whether the presidential campaign of Gary Hart is the answer proves debatable, but nobody can argue that it’s not a worthwhile nexus point from which to start.
Adapted from Matt Bai’s book All the Truth Is Out by himself,...
Adapted from Matt Bai’s book All the Truth Is Out by himself,...
- 9/9/2018
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Hugh Jackman not only plays one-time presidential candidate Gary Hart in Jason Reitman’s new movie “The Front Runner,” but the actor and former U.S. senator are now friends.
“He’s an incredible man, very sharp, fascinating, enigmatic as everybody says, and I came to respect and know him,” Jackman told Variety at the movie’s Toronto International Film Festival premiere. “I would call myself a friend and I felt a quite intense pressure and nerves.”
The drama tells the story of Hart’s 1988 presidential campaign coming to an end when it was reported that he was having an extramarital affair with Donna Rice. It is based on Matt Bai’s 2014 book “All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid.” The cast also includes Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Sara Paxton, Mark O’Brien, and Ari Graynor.
“The day [Hart] was seeing the movie, I can tell you,...
“He’s an incredible man, very sharp, fascinating, enigmatic as everybody says, and I came to respect and know him,” Jackman told Variety at the movie’s Toronto International Film Festival premiere. “I would call myself a friend and I felt a quite intense pressure and nerves.”
The drama tells the story of Hart’s 1988 presidential campaign coming to an end when it was reported that he was having an extramarital affair with Donna Rice. It is based on Matt Bai’s 2014 book “All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid.” The cast also includes Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Sara Paxton, Mark O’Brien, and Ari Graynor.
“The day [Hart] was seeing the movie, I can tell you,...
- 9/9/2018
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
After playing Democratic politician Gary Hart in Jason Reitman's The Front Runner, Hugh Jackman on Friday revealed he has no aspirations to become a politician in his native Australia, or anywhere.
"Looking into that world, it makes me want to run away further," the X-Men star told a press conference to tout Reitman's film about Hart's 1988 presidential campaign, which was scuttled by reports of the candidate’s sexual misconduct and extra-marital dalliance with Donna Rice.
Jackman observed that, after Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal, every journalist and voter assumes politicians have flaws that need ...
"Looking into that world, it makes me want to run away further," the X-Men star told a press conference to tout Reitman's film about Hart's 1988 presidential campaign, which was scuttled by reports of the candidate’s sexual misconduct and extra-marital dalliance with Donna Rice.
Jackman observed that, after Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal, every journalist and voter assumes politicians have flaws that need ...
After playing Democratic politician Gary Hart in Jason Reitman's The Front Runner, Hugh Jackman on Friday revealed he has no aspirations to become a politician in his native Australia, or anywhere.
"Looking into that world, it makes me want to run away further," the X-Men star told a press conference to tout Reitman's film about Hart's 1988 presidential campaign, which was scuttled by reports of the candidate’s sexual misconduct and extra-marital dalliance with Donna Rice.
Jackman observed that, after Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal, every journalist and voter assumes politicians have flaws that need ...
"Looking into that world, it makes me want to run away further," the X-Men star told a press conference to tout Reitman's film about Hart's 1988 presidential campaign, which was scuttled by reports of the candidate’s sexual misconduct and extra-marital dalliance with Donna Rice.
Jackman observed that, after Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal, every journalist and voter assumes politicians have flaws that need ...
Just how ahead of its time is Apple, anyway?
Jason Reitman's new film, The Front Runner, takes place in 1988 and follows the presidential campaign of Gary Hart, whose White House hopes were dashed after it was revealed he'd had an extramarital affair with model Donna Rice. However, the Apple Watch, which wouldn't be invented for another 27 years, somehow makes a cameo in a promotional photograph for the movie — which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival — on the wrist of a reporter shoving a recorder at Hugh Jackman, who portrays the Colorado Democrat.
Eagle-eyed Twitter ...
Jason Reitman's new film, The Front Runner, takes place in 1988 and follows the presidential campaign of Gary Hart, whose White House hopes were dashed after it was revealed he'd had an extramarital affair with model Donna Rice. However, the Apple Watch, which wouldn't be invented for another 27 years, somehow makes a cameo in a promotional photograph for the movie — which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival — on the wrist of a reporter shoving a recorder at Hugh Jackman, who portrays the Colorado Democrat.
Eagle-eyed Twitter ...
Just how ahead of its time is Apple, anyway?
Jason Reitman's new film, The Front Runner, takes place in 1988 and follows the presidential campaign of Gary Hart, whose White House hopes were dashed after it was revealed he'd had an extramarital affair with model Donna Rice. However, the Apple Watch, which wouldn't be invented for another 27 years, somehow makes a cameo in a promotional photograph for the movie — which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival — on the wrist of a reporter shoving a recorder at Hugh Jackman, who portrays the Colorado Democrat.
Eagle-eyed Twitter ...
Jason Reitman's new film, The Front Runner, takes place in 1988 and follows the presidential campaign of Gary Hart, whose White House hopes were dashed after it was revealed he'd had an extramarital affair with model Donna Rice. However, the Apple Watch, which wouldn't be invented for another 27 years, somehow makes a cameo in a promotional photograph for the movie — which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival — on the wrist of a reporter shoving a recorder at Hugh Jackman, who portrays the Colorado Democrat.
Eagle-eyed Twitter ...
Exclusive: Take about stellar timing. Sony’s Jason Reitman-directed Gary Hart movie The Front Runner is now opening on Tuesday, Nov. 6, becoming the first movie ever to open on Election Day.
The move from the pic’s original release date of Wednesday Nov. 7 is in an effort to capitalize on the energy, momentum and passion surrounding Election Day in the current political climate. Following The Front Runner‘s Election day bow, the movie will expand on Nov. 16 and again on Nov. 21 in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Front Runner recently made its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival where it received rave reviews and awards season buzz. The pic will receive a special presentation play at Tiff on Saturday, Sept. 8.
Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman stars as Senator Gary Hart, who captured the imagination of young voters and was considered the overwhelming front runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination,...
The move from the pic’s original release date of Wednesday Nov. 7 is in an effort to capitalize on the energy, momentum and passion surrounding Election Day in the current political climate. Following The Front Runner‘s Election day bow, the movie will expand on Nov. 16 and again on Nov. 21 in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Front Runner recently made its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival where it received rave reviews and awards season buzz. The pic will receive a special presentation play at Tiff on Saturday, Sept. 8.
Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman stars as Senator Gary Hart, who captured the imagination of young voters and was considered the overwhelming front runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination,...
- 9/5/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“How did we get here?” asks Jason Reitman in “The Front Runner,” dredging the past for answers with this ambitious — and almost intentionally unwieldy — Altmanesque re-enactment of the three weeks in which Gary Hart’s bid to become the 1988 Democratic nominee for president was undone by tabloid-style monkey business. Hugh Jackman proves an inspired candidate to embody Hart, downplaying his brawny movie-star persona, while still conveying the twinkly-eyed sex appeal that would have made the photogenic and well-spoken senator from Colorado a logical choice to follow the country’s first movie-star president, had it not contributed so directly to his undoing.
Hart was the man who would be king, poised to succeed Ronald Reagan, but because he withdrew, America got George H.W. Bush instead. Had Hart won, history would have gone otherwise. As political reporter Matt Bai writes in his book “All the Truth Is Out”, had Hart won,...
Hart was the man who would be king, poised to succeed Ronald Reagan, but because he withdrew, America got George H.W. Bush instead. Had Hart won, history would have gone otherwise. As political reporter Matt Bai writes in his book “All the Truth Is Out”, had Hart won,...
- 9/3/2018
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
There are plenty of films on display here at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend with strong political connections such as documentaries like Charles Ferguson’s multi-part Watergate – Or How We Learned To Stop An Out-of-Control President (any similarity to present-day is clearly intentional); Ed Zwick’s Trial By Fire which strongly advocates for changes in the Texas criminal justice system and is a movie former Governor and current Trump cabinet secretary Rick Perry will not be pleased with; Reversing Roe (an argument against politicizing abortion); and even Universal’s Neil Armstrong film, First Man which caused an absurdly ridiculous dust-up on the internet (from Marco Rubio among others who haven’t seen it) that it was not paying proper respect to the planting of the American flag on the moon.
The latter is truly an absurd, politically motivated charge for a superb film from director Damien Chazelle that, otherwise,...
The latter is truly an absurd, politically motivated charge for a superb film from director Damien Chazelle that, otherwise,...
- 9/2/2018
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
For all of its modern technology and progress, America has continued to live in the clutches of its puritanical roots when it comes to sex. When a sex scandal is thrown our way we can’t not look. Nothing can grab attention quicker, nothing can keep our attention longer. That is how we live now.
It wasn’t always that way, at least where political leaders were concerned. Jason Reitman’s new film, “The Front Runner,” which had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, ponders the question whether politicians owe us transparency in their personal lives. And it also asks, in public life, is anything personal?
Hugh Jackman plays Senator Gary Hart, the leading candidate for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination. Early in the primaries, he was polling ahead of certain Republican nominee George H.W. Bush, who was running on fumes from Ronald Reagan’s two terms, during...
It wasn’t always that way, at least where political leaders were concerned. Jason Reitman’s new film, “The Front Runner,” which had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, ponders the question whether politicians owe us transparency in their personal lives. And it also asks, in public life, is anything personal?
Hugh Jackman plays Senator Gary Hart, the leading candidate for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination. Early in the primaries, he was polling ahead of certain Republican nominee George H.W. Bush, who was running on fumes from Ronald Reagan’s two terms, during...
- 9/1/2018
- by Sasha Stone
- The Wrap
Oscar® nominee Hugh Jackman stars as the charismatic politician Gary Hart for Academy Award®-nominated director Jason Reitman in the new thrilling drama The Front Runner.
The film opens on November 16, 2018 (Select Cities) and November 21, 2018 (Wide).
The film, director and stars, could all see Oscar nominations – based on the trailer, this meaty film looks fantastic.
The film follows the rise and fall of Senator Hart, who captured the imagination of young voters and was considered the overwhelming front runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. As tabloid journalism and political journalism merged for the first time, Senator Hart was forced to drop out of the race – events that left a profound and lasting impact on American politics and the world stage.
Also starring Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons and Alfred Molina, The Front Runner is written by...
The film opens on November 16, 2018 (Select Cities) and November 21, 2018 (Wide).
The film, director and stars, could all see Oscar nominations – based on the trailer, this meaty film looks fantastic.
The film follows the rise and fall of Senator Hart, who captured the imagination of young voters and was considered the overwhelming front runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. As tabloid journalism and political journalism merged for the first time, Senator Hart was forced to drop out of the race – events that left a profound and lasting impact on American politics and the world stage.
Also starring Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons and Alfred Molina, The Front Runner is written by...
- 8/31/2018
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Hugh Jackman is under fire in the new trailer for his political drama The Front Runner.
The 49-year-old actor plays former American senator Gary Hart during his 1988 presidential campaign which soon turns into crisis after his extramarital affair is discovered.
Jackman portrays a confident Democratic candidate during the rise and fall of his political career. Considered the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, his affair with Donna Rice forces Hart to drop out of the race.
“I’ve never known a guy more talented at untalented politics so that anyone could understand. It is a gift and he wants to share that,...
The 49-year-old actor plays former American senator Gary Hart during his 1988 presidential campaign which soon turns into crisis after his extramarital affair is discovered.
Jackman portrays a confident Democratic candidate during the rise and fall of his political career. Considered the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, his affair with Donna Rice forces Hart to drop out of the race.
“I’ve never known a guy more talented at untalented politics so that anyone could understand. It is a gift and he wants to share that,...
- 8/31/2018
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Hugh Jackman faces scandal in the first trailer for “The Front Runner,” a fact-based political thriller directed by Jason Reitman, where stars as former 1988 Democratic presidential hopeful Gary Hart.
Based on the book “All the Truth Is Out” by political journalist Matt Bai, the film chronicles the Colorado senator’s rise — where he was at one point considered the front-runner to win the Democratic nominee in the 1988 presidential election — and fall that was due to his extramarital affair with Donna Rice, which is shown at the end of the trailer, which was ultimately the end of his campaign.
“Having grown up wandering around the Columbia lot as a kid, it is a particular thrill to bring ‘The Front Runner’ back home to the first studio I can remember,” Reitman said in a statement. “I cannot wait for movie-goers to see Hugh’s humanist transformation into one of the more complicated political figures of our time.
Based on the book “All the Truth Is Out” by political journalist Matt Bai, the film chronicles the Colorado senator’s rise — where he was at one point considered the front-runner to win the Democratic nominee in the 1988 presidential election — and fall that was due to his extramarital affair with Donna Rice, which is shown at the end of the trailer, which was ultimately the end of his campaign.
“Having grown up wandering around the Columbia lot as a kid, it is a particular thrill to bring ‘The Front Runner’ back home to the first studio I can remember,” Reitman said in a statement. “I cannot wait for movie-goers to see Hugh’s humanist transformation into one of the more complicated political figures of our time.
- 8/30/2018
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Following up his Charlize Theron and Diablo Cody reteam Tully earlier this year, Jason Reitman has another film set to debut in 2018. The Front Runner, based on the book “All the Truth is Out” by Matt Bai, will world premiere this weekend at Telluride Film Festival followed by a stop and Tiff, and now the first trailer has landed. Starring Hugh Jackman as Gary Hart, it follows the presidential hopeful who got caught up in a sex scandal, causing a tabloid ruckus, one of the first of its kind.
“This is a movie with a dozen different points of view. And you can already see in the trailer, you’re going to be observing this story from every perspective,” Reitman told EW. “When I heard the Gary Hart story for the first time, I couldn’t believe it had happened. And I couldn’t believe no one had made a movie about it yet.
“This is a movie with a dozen different points of view. And you can already see in the trailer, you’re going to be observing this story from every perspective,” Reitman told EW. “When I heard the Gary Hart story for the first time, I couldn’t believe it had happened. And I couldn’t believe no one had made a movie about it yet.
- 8/30/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Hugh Jackman brings Gary Hart to life as a presidential candidate in crisis in the first trailer for Sony’s political drama “The Front Runner.”
The footage begins with an ultra-confident Jackman declaring, “I’m Gary Hart, and I’m running for president.”
“The Front Runner” chronicles the rise and fall of Hart, a charismatic U.S. Senator from Colorado, who was considered the frontrunner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. In what may have been the first merger of tabloid journalism and political journalism, Hart was forced to drop out of the race.
Jackman portrays Hart as a politician with a gift for connecting personally. His campaign manager Bill Dixon (J.K. Simmons) says that’s he’s never seen a more able politician. Vera Farmiga plays his spouse, Lee Hart.
By the end of trailer,...
The footage begins with an ultra-confident Jackman declaring, “I’m Gary Hart, and I’m running for president.”
“The Front Runner” chronicles the rise and fall of Hart, a charismatic U.S. Senator from Colorado, who was considered the frontrunner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. In what may have been the first merger of tabloid journalism and political journalism, Hart was forced to drop out of the race.
Jackman portrays Hart as a politician with a gift for connecting personally. His campaign manager Bill Dixon (J.K. Simmons) says that’s he’s never seen a more able politician. Vera Farmiga plays his spouse, Lee Hart.
By the end of trailer,...
- 8/30/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Hugh Jackman takes on the role of 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Gary Hart in the Jason Reitman directed film The Front Runner. The film tells the story of the rise of Hart, who could've been the president of the United States, and how his presidential campaign completely fell apart due to a scandal. That scandal involved an affair he was having with actress and model Donna Rice. The press went wild with the story and he wasn't ever able to get a handle on it so he dropped out of the race and never tried running again.
When talking about the film with EW, Reitman said:
"It was a moment in which the Hart campaign, The Washington Post, the Miami Herald, and Hart himself were trying to make decisions in real time with not enough information and no sense of how much the landscape had changed forever."This is a movie...
When talking about the film with EW, Reitman said:
"It was a moment in which the Hart campaign, The Washington Post, the Miami Herald, and Hart himself were trying to make decisions in real time with not enough information and no sense of how much the landscape had changed forever."This is a movie...
- 8/30/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Fresh off setting its world premiere slot at the Tellruide Film Festival this weekend that will launch it into awards season comes the official trailer for The Front Runner, the Hugh Jackman and Jason Reitman team-up about Colorado Sen Gary Hart’s 1988 Presidential run. Jackman plays Hart, the presumed Democratic nominee until he was forced to resign when his extramarital affair was exposed.
Sony has set up the pic to open in limited release November 7, expand the next week and go wide on November 21 during the Thanksgiving stretch.
Vera Farmiga as Hart’s wife Lee and Jk Simmons as campaign chief Bill Dixon figure prominently in the new trailer, which showcases Hart as a natural politician with a clear field to the nomination. But political...
Sony has set up the pic to open in limited release November 7, expand the next week and go wide on November 21 during the Thanksgiving stretch.
Vera Farmiga as Hart’s wife Lee and Jk Simmons as campaign chief Bill Dixon figure prominently in the new trailer, which showcases Hart as a natural politician with a clear field to the nomination. But political...
- 8/30/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Gary Hart drama to open in limited release in November before expanding wide.
The Front Runner starring Hugh Jackman as the charismatic yet flawed 1988 Democratic presidential hopeful Gary Hart will open in the awards corridor on November 11.
Sony announced the date on Tuesday (June 19) and executives will be bullish following Jackman’s star turn in global hit The Greatest Showman. The studio acquired worldwide rights in May.
Jason Reitman directs the story from Bron Studios and Right Of Way Films about Hart, who ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination after revelations surfaced of an extra-marital affair with Donna Rice.
The Front Runner starring Hugh Jackman as the charismatic yet flawed 1988 Democratic presidential hopeful Gary Hart will open in the awards corridor on November 11.
Sony announced the date on Tuesday (June 19) and executives will be bullish following Jackman’s star turn in global hit The Greatest Showman. The studio acquired worldwide rights in May.
Jason Reitman directs the story from Bron Studios and Right Of Way Films about Hart, who ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination after revelations surfaced of an extra-marital affair with Donna Rice.
- 6/20/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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