Celebrities sign on for ‘recount’

Published September 25, 2007 4:00am ET



Making history

Recount,” the HBO film about the 2000 election aftermath in Florida, will have some star power, according to Variety.

Laura Dern will play Katherine Harris, Ed Begley Jr. tackles the role of Democrat lawyer David Boies, and Kevin Spacey plays Gore Chief of Staff Ron Klain.

Tom Wilkinson will play James Baker, while John Hurt does duty as Warren Christopher. Denis Leary and Bob Balaban also star.

“Recount” begins shooting next month.