The Special Relationship (2010)

NR
93 min
Drama
May 29, 2010

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2011 Writers Guild Awards Winners

Inception, The Social Network, and Inside Job take home awards for Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay and Documentary Screenplay.

Feb 6, 2011

Hope Davis to Be Hillary Clinton in The Special Relationship

Julianne Moore was originally set to play this role.

Evan JacobsJul 9, 2009

Richard Loncraine Replacing Peter Morgan in The Special Relationship

Loncraine will take over as director while Morgan will remain as screenwriter and executive producer.

Jun 23, 2009

Dennis Quaid, Julianne Moore and Michael Sheen Share Special Relationship

Portraying the Clinton's and British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the HBO movie.

Cat ParkerMar 25, 2009

Critics Score

86%

Release Date

May 29, 2010

Director

Richard Loncraine

Writer

Peter Morgan

Cast

Michael Sheen
Dennis Quaid
Helen McCrory
Hope Davis
Adam Godley
Chris Wilson

Official Website

hbo.com

The Special Relationship Synopsis

The tentatively titled "The Special Relationship," and will again star "Frost/Nixon" actor Sheen as Tony Blair. The film that would be the third movie in the Tony Blair trilogy launched in 2003 by Stephen Frears' British TV movie "The Deal" and followed by "The Queen."

The Deal tracked the rise of Tony Blair, played by Michael Sheen. Frears and Sheen then reteamed for The Queen, which also starred Helen Mirren in her Oscar-winning turn. Morgan earned an Oscar nomimation for best original screenplay as well.

Morgan initially planned to focus the pic on George W. Bush as well as Bill Clinton, but decided to narrow its scope to the intimate relationship between Blair and Clinton between 1997 and 2000. The writer researched the picture in Washington, D.C., and Little Rock, Ark., last summer.