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First look at Hugh Jackman as Gary Hart in The Front Runner

September 19, 2017 by Gary Collinson

With filming now underway on The Front Runner, Hugh Jackman has shared a first look image from the political comedy drama, which sees him as Democratic senator Gary Hart, who was considered a frontrunner for the 1988 presidential race before rumours of an affair brought his campaign crashing down; check it out here…

Based on Matt Bai’s 2014 book All the Truth Is Out, The Front Runner is being directed by Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) and sees Hugh Jackman joined in the cast by Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Mamoudou Athie (The Detour), Josh Brener (Silicon Valley), Kaitlyn Dever (Justified), Tommy Dewey (Justified), Molly Ephraim (Last Man Standing), Spencer Garrett (Thank You for Smoking), Ari Graynor (I’m Dying Up Here), Toby Huss (Halt and Catch Fire), Mike Judge (Beavis & Butthead), Alex Karpovsky (Girls), Mark O’Brien (Halt and Catch Fire), Sara Paxton (Murder in the First), Kevin Pollak (The Usual Suspects) and Steve Zissis (Baghead).

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Hugh Jackman, The Front Runner

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket, suspense thriller Death Among the Pines, and horror franchise reboot Robert Returns. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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