I don’t think the movie is a factor. HBO says they will show the movie whether he runs or not. It will be multiple showings over several weeks, and they say he is heavily costumed for his small part.
That's good to know. Maybe the announcement will come sooner, rather than later; especially with the showing last night of the two 'front runners'.
...and they say he is heavily costumed for his small part.
I'd guess! Like maybe a wig, beard and somehow making him appear a lot shorter? U S Grant was not a tall man, and he had a head of hair. FDT's hairline looks like mine (only he has a little more on top than I do). What I don't get is, the Wounded Knee massacre (which the movie is about, I understand) occurred in 1890. Grant wasn't president in 1890, Benjamin Harrison was. Go figure.