Movies - The Front Runner: From a bestseller to the Big screen

Par Mulder, 09 août 2018

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 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 Matt Bai & Jay Carson & Jason Reitman, based on the book All the Truth is Out by Matt Bai, and produced by Jason Reitman and Helen Estabrook of Right of Way Films and Aaron L. Gilbert of BRON Studios.

Synopsis :
American Senator Gary Hart's 1988 presidential campaign is derailed when he is caught up in a scandalous love affair.

The Front Runner
Directed by Jason Reitman
Produced by Helen Estabrook, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Reitman
Screenplay by Matt Bai, Jason Reitman, Jay Carson
Based on All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid by Matt Bai
Starring Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, Kaitlyn Dever, Sara Paxton, Molly Ephraim, J. K. Simmons
Music by Rob Simonsen
Cinematography : Eric Steelberg
Edited by Stefan Grube
Production company : Bron Studiosn Right of Way Films Stage 6 Films
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date : September 2018 (TIFF), November 7, 2018 (United States)
Running time : 112 minutes

(Source: press release)