David Oyelowo to star in adaptation of Bill Clinton/James Patterson novel The President Is Missing

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According to Deadline, David Oyelowo will star in Showtime’s adaptation of political thriller The President Is Missing, which has a silly title and holds the silly honor of being co-written by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. Oyelowo, Patterson, and Clinton will all produce as well, alongside Tom Cruise’s best buddy (and now-regular Mission: Impossible director) Christopher McQuarrie. Deadline also says the original book was “the no. 1 novel of 2018" and sold “over 2.3 million copies in North America alone” (most likely because it has that name and those authors on the cover).