“Hillbilly Elegy” director Ron Howard admits he was “surprised” by J.D. Vance’s embrace of Donald Trump and the GOP’s conservative ideology during his recent successful campaign for Ohio senator. “…
’s embrace of Donald Trump and the GOP’s conservative ideology during his recent successful campaign for Ohio senator.at the Academy’s Governors Awards Saturday in Los Angeles. “When I was getting to know J.D., we didn’t talk politics because I wasn’t interested in that about his life. I was interested in his childhood and navigating the particulars of his family and his culture so that’s what we focused on in our conversation. To me, he struck me as a very moderate center-right kind of guy.
Howard’s Netflix film earned Glenn Close Oscar and SAG Award nominations for her work playing Vance’s grandmother. Amy Adams was also nominated for a SAG Award for her portrayal of Vance’s mother. “He didn’t like him at all, as he tweeted,” he said. “I haven’t talk to him in a couple of years. I hope now that he’s got the job that’ll apply what I think his good common sense to the questions that will come before him.”
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