George Clooney Goes Political Again [View All]

From NY Magazine:

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/#gs-hp



Clooney Goes Political Again: Warner Brothers will remake documentary Our Brand Is Crisis as a dark comedy, with George Clooney potentially directing story of James Carville's consulting firm and their impact on the 2002 Bolivian election. Carville will be played by Skeletor.

Original article in Variety:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963585.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

As with any Smoke House project, "Crisis" is a potential directing and starring vehicle for Clooney.

Warners and Smoke House, based at the studio, intend to reimagine Boynton's film -- about the dangers of "exporting" American democracy -- as a dark comedy.

"Crisis" is a behind-the-scenes look at the Bolivian presidential election of 2002, when candidate Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada (aka Goni) hired James Carville's Washington, D.C.-based political consulting firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner to help him win. Goni's poll numbers were dismal, with Bolivians accusing him of being too closely aligned with U.S. interests.

Employing the same tactics they do in the U.S., Carville -- who himself flew in -- and his team used focus groups, sloganeering and smear tactics. Goni won by a narrow margin, but the work had only just begun for Carville's team. Bolivia descended into crisis under Goni's rule, and he was ultimately forced to resign.