“Too Big To Fail” Actors Meet Financial Crisis Players

Monday, 23 May 2011 | by Pat's Picks

Should Hank Paulson meet Hank Paulson? He did, or rather William Hurt met the former Treasury secretary when he signed on to portray him in HBO’s “Too Big To Fail,” which airs tonight. The Washington Post says when it comes to playing real-life people, some actors think it’s better to meet their subject. Out of the 33 financial principles being portrayed, only seven met with their actor counter-parts. Others do not. Billy Crudup spent 20 minutes driving across town with Timothy Geithner and Paul Giamatti had lunch with Ben Bernanke.