Hope Davis to play Clinton in movie

Hope Davis, June 7, 2009 Julianne Moore, May 7, 2009 Actress Hope Davis, left, will play Hillary Clinton in the forthcoming movie The Special Relationship, which will chronicle the relationship between U.S. President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the late 1990s. Originally, Julianne Moore, right, was to play Hillary Clinton, but she had ...

By , copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009-2016 and was an assistant editor from 2007-2009.
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attends the 63rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2009 in New York City.

Actress Hope Davis, left, will play Hillary Clinton in the forthcoming movie The Special Relationship, which will chronicle the relationship between U.S. President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the late 1990s. Originally, Julianne Moore, right, was to play Hillary Clinton, but she had to step down due to a scheduling conflict.

Hope Davis, June 7, 2009

Hope Davis, June 7, 2009
Julianne Moore, May 7, 2009
Julianne Moore, May 7, 2009
Actress Hope Davis, left, will play Hillary Clinton in the forthcoming movie The Special Relationship, which will chronicle the relationship between U.S. President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the late 1990s. Originally, Julianne Moore, right, was to play Hillary Clinton, but she had to step down due to a scheduling conflict.

Who do you think looks more like Clinton? I vote for Davis.

Photos, left to right: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images, Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images

Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009-2016 and was an assistant editor from 2007-2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP

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