HBO's Game Change may have found its principal leads in Ed Harris and Julianne Moore, but that doesn't mean producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are leaving the lesser roles to the wind. After some negotiation, Office Space star Ron Livingston has officially boarded the classy TV movie. He crushed nearly ten years ago in the brilliant miniseries event Band Of Brothers, and it'll be nice to see him return to the pay network that previously coaxed out such a wonderful performance.
Game Change is the story of the 2008 Presidential Election. More specifically, it's the story of the losing ticket. From behind the scenes, director Jay Roach will examine Senator John McCain's decision to pick Sarah Palin as his running mate and all the highs and lows that move eventually caused. Livingston will play Mark Wallace, a high level advisor to the campaign who prepped Palin for her debate against Joe Biden.
According to Deadline, there's no word on exactly how large Livingston's part might be, but since he's one of the first to be cast besides Harris as McCain and Moore as Palin, one could assume his part will either be lengthy, pivotal or both.
Jay Roach previously worked with HBO on the 2008 Emmy winning Recount. Expect this effort to be just as well received, especially if he can line up a few more supporting players as credible as Ron Livingston.
