Rose Byrne has revealed the real-life people who inspired her character in new political satire Irresistible. The Spy actress stars opposite Steve Carell in the film about a local election that draws the national spotlight, which was written and directed by former Daily Show host Jon Stewart.
She plays a Republican strategist and frequent television news contributor in the film and told the PA news agency: “Jon initially pointed me toward The War Room, the really famous documentary from the 90s by D.
A. Pennebaker, about the Clinton election. “There is the great character of James Carville, who was the head of his campaign, and then Mary Matalin who was the Republican strategist (and went on to marry Carville) and they have a relationship
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