The Front Runner is an upcoming American biographical dark comedy film directed by Jason Reitman, based on the 2014 book All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid, written by Matt Bai. Reitman co-wrote the screenplay with Bai and Jay Carson. The film chronicles the rise of American Senator Gary Hart, a Democratic presidential candidate in 1988, and his subsequent fall from grace when media reports surfaced of his extramarital affair. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Hugh Jackman as Hart, with Vera Farmiga, J. K. Simmons and Alfred Molina also starring.

The film will have its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018. It will be released on November 7, 2018, by Columbia Pictures.



Director
Jason Reitman

Producer
Helen Estabrook
Aaron L. Gilbert
Jason Reitman

Cast
Hugh Jackman as Gary Hart
Vera Farmiga as Oletha "Lee" Hart
J. K. Simmons as Bill Dixon
Alfred Molina
Sara Paxton as Donna Rice
Mamoudou Athie as A.J. Parker
John Bedford Lloyd as David S. Broder
Kaitlyn Dever as Andrea Hart
Molly Ephraim as Irene Kelly
Josh Brener as Doug Wilson
Mike Judge as Jim Savage
Kevin Pollak as Bob Martindale
Ari Graynor as Ann Devroy
Mark O'Brien as Billy Shore

Distributor
Columbia Pictures

Trailer


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