Politics in Alberta is not always easy for outsiders to understand. Forty years of uninterrupted Progressive Conservative majority governments have given the province a reputation of being a politically homogenous monolith.
The myth of Alberta as a western frontier where tarsands-rich oilmen and rugged cowboys rule the plains, perpetrated by an endless stream of CBC television dramas, could not be further from the truth. Alberta is a dynamic province, where urban rules and politics is less conservative and more moderate than most outsiders might assume.
It occurred to me that rather than spending millions of dollars to replicate lame advertising campaigns promoting our Spirit to Create and Freedom to Achieve (wait… or is it our Freedom to Create and Spirit to Achieve, or Freedom to Spirit…??), the true story of Alberta (and its politics) might be told through a blockbuster motion picture. A blockbuster political drama cast with big name Hollywood stars could not only explain Alberta’s story, but it might win some Academy Awards (and get a good score on Rotten Tomatoes).
I just started writing the Aaron Sorkin-inspired screenplay and that has not stopped me from sending out a casting call to actors who I believe would be perfect playing in these roles.
![Alison Redford Allison Janney Allison Janney as Alison Redford](https://daveberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Alison-Redford-Allison-Janney1.jpg)
![Antonio Banderas as Raj Sherman Antonio Banderas as Raj Sherman](https://daveberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Raj-Sherman-Antonio-Bandares1.jpg)
![Selma Blair as Danielle Smith Selma Blair as Danielle Smith](https://daveberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Danielle-Smith-Selma-Blair1.jpg)
![John C Reilly as Brian Mason John C Reilly as Brian Mason](https://daveberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Brian-Mason-John-C-Reilly1.jpg)
![Aaron Eckhart as Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk Aaron Eckhart as Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk](https://daveberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Thomas-Lukaszuk-Aaron-Eckhart.jpg)
![Jon Lithgow as Finance Minister Ron Liepert Jon Lithgow as Finance Minister Ron Liepert](https://daveberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Ron-Liepert-Jon-Lithgow.jpg)
![William H. Macy as Hugh MacDonald William H. Macy as Hugh MacDonald](https://daveberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Hugh-MacDonald-William-H-Macy1.jpg)
![Guy Richie as Chief of Staff Stephen Carter Guy Richie as Chief of Staff Stephen Carter](https://daveberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Stephen-Carter-Guy-Richie1.jpg)
Please feel free to share your feedback for other actors to cast or plot points in the comment section below.