Too Big to Fail

I just found out about this, an upcoming HBO movie about the financial crisis, with a killer cast directed by Curtis Hanson:

Paul Giamatti ... Ben Bernanke
Topher Grace ... Jim Wilkinson
Billy Crudup ... Timothy Geithner
James Woods ... Dick Fuld
William Hurt ... Henry Paulson
Matthew Modine ... John Thain
Bill Pullman ... Jamie Dimon
Tony Shalhoub ... John Mack
Cynthia Nixon ... Michele Davis
Dan Hedaya ... Barney Frank
Michael O'Keefe ... Chris Flowers
Kathy Baker ... Wendy Paulson

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1742683/

I love it when HBO makes these "contemporary issues" movies; it's a legitimate form, and they are very, very good at it. If you haven't seen Recount, about the 2000 Bush v. Gore Supreme Court decision, do yourself a favor and rent it. It's got another rockin' cast: Kevin Spacey, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., Laura Dern (brilliant as Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris), John Hurt, Denis Leary, Bruce McGill, Tom Wilkinson.

As for Curtis Hanson, I've been hoping for a worthy follow-up to the great L.A. Confidential and Wonder Boys, and this new film could be it.