Game Change director: McCain campaign a tragedy

Published February 15, 2012 5:00am ET



HBO has released a featurette on their upcoming film, Game Change, based on the book by the same title by TIME journalist Mark Halperin.

Director Jay Roach – also the director of HBO’s 2005 Al Gore campaign drama Recount – admits that the film will primarily focus on the McCain campaign.

“I chose to play it more of a tragedy, because it’s about people trying as best they can and actually failing.” he admits.