Writer / director Billy Ray (Broken glass, Richard Jewell) is used to reusing real life events in compelling entertainment. He hopes to do the same with Comey’s rule, an adaptation of former FBI director James Comey’s book that stars Brendan Gleeson (In witches) as President Donald Trump and Jeff Daniels (The news room) like Comey himself.
Plot details, new footage, and the first teaser trailer for the two-part Showtime project have arrived, and you can check them out below.
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Vanity Fair debuted this new look at Comey’s rule, along with several photos and tons of quotes from creator Billy Ray and star Jeff Daniels. Based on Comey’s book Greater loyalty, The series portrays the FBI director as a public servant who ends up in a contentious relationship with Trump thanks to his investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election.
You can see more photos at the link above.
Ray is well aware that Comey is a divisive figure, even among some on the political left who condemned his reopening of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails just days before the 2016 presidential election, something many people point to as a reason why he lost the presidency. . “I recognize that there is something everyone should hate in this movie,” he said. For those of you wondering what the hell Comey was thinking when she reopened that investigation, that’s a big part of what this two-part project focuses on:
“We will show you what I was thinking, moment by moment. One of the options, doing nothing, is a decision, but it is not an option for him. As a dramatic character, basic story structure, you want to put your hero between a rock and a difficult place, write the hero in a corner, and then have to overcome obstacles to get out of him, one way or another. And Comey, what happened was a rock and a hard place. “
Will conservative audiences tune in to see their beloved leader portrayed as a force of chaos that values loyalty above all else? Will liberal audiences be so upset by Comey’s impact on the election that they won’t be looking for this miniseries? At least Ray knows that history will remember Comey’s decisions with a critical eye. “The truth is that director Comey, who is a brilliant man, really underestimated [how poisonous the political atmosphere was at the time]. I think he really believed his decency was going to carry the day. And I was very wrong.
Comey’s rule airs on Showtime for two nights, beginning on September 27th, 2020.
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