Yesterday, walking cartoon Anthony Scaramucci was fired from his position as President Donald Trump’s communications director, likely as a result of that comically profane New Yorker interview. He’ll be okay, though—he’s already lined up as an executive producer of a new HBO movie about pedophilia-enabler Joe Paterno. This isn’t his first dalliance with film, however; back in 2010, Scaramucci appeared as a short seller in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
It’s unlikely the Mooch will make it as an actor, however, unless someone needs a pinch-hitter to voice a cartoon rat. It wasn’t talent that scored Scaramucci the role, but his deep pockets. The Daily Beast reports that sources close to the production say he paid Stone “around $100,000” for both his cameo and “the Skybridge Capital logo being displayed prominently during a charity gala sequence in the film.” (Skybridge Capital was Scaramucci’s investment firm.)
Still, at least he made the final cut of the movie. His old boss can’t say the same. Trump filmed a scene with Michael Douglas that was cut from the film but included on the DVD’s extras. Spoiler alert: Trump’s maybe never looked so dead-eyed.