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Zoe Barns Crashes Booker Reception, No Ribs Eaten

April 3, 2013 By WHC Insider

It may not be viral marketing, but House of Cards‘ Kate Mara showing up at a fundraiser is a reminder the spiritual successor to K Street is coming back. The original Netflix drama is set to start up production later this month while the White House Correspondents Dinner kicks into gear, so it isn’t strange that the stars are making their way back to Washington.

Politico caught the tweet that Mara, who plays upcoming new media gadfly Zoe Barns, sent out from a fundraiser for Trenton Newark Mayor Cory Booker last night:

Amazing night in DC hanging with Elaina, @maxminghella @corybooker and @teamvic! #Booker2014 twitter.com/_KateMara/stat…

— Kate Mara (@_KateMara) April 2, 2013

Does this mean Booker has secret plans to open a special BBQ joint in DC should he successfully take outgoing Senator Frank Lautenberg’s seat in 2014? Just to be safe, no one should tweet Booker if they happen to have an injured dog.

edit: our Trenton/Newark mistake came from a sudden case of wanting ribs. We regret the error! Sorry, Jersey!

Filed Under: DC, Entertainment Tagged With: Cory Booker, DC, House of Cards, Kate Mara

Beau Willimon and Kate Mara Discuss D.C. At House of Cards Premiere

January 30, 2013 By WHC Insider

House of Cards Premiere at Newseum

The ghost of D.C. and Hollywood’s last intense fling filled the Newseum at the premiere for “House of Cards.” As the press gaggle waited for series executive producer/director David Fincher (who slipped away before the red carpet) and Kevin Spacey (“Rep. Frank Underwood”) a question remained: how would this compare to “K Street,” the last premium program that brought us all together. Coincidentally, “House of Cards,” which premieres Friday on Netflix, has a great chance to surpass previous feelings for George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh‘s lobbying series because of Beau Willimon. The former Howard Dean staffer turned playwright handled adaptation duties for “House” from the original novel and 1990 BBC mini-series. Willimon previously dealt with Beltway issues and drama with 2004’s Off-Off Broadway “Farragut North,” which he would later adapt for Clooney into the Oscar-nominated Best Adapted Screenplay”The Ides of March.”

Talking to Huffington Post, Willimon commented on the nature of D.C. and how ripe it is for drama:

Check out the other video interview with actress Kate Mara below along with our slideshow of who else attended a night filled with Bobby Darin songs.
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Filed Under: DC, Entertainment, TV, Washington Events Tagged With: Ann Hand, Beau Willimon, David Haddad, Elizabeth Stevens, George Stevens, House of Cards, Joanne Horowitz, John Phillips, Kate Mara, Kevin Spacey, Kristen Silverberg, Linda Douglass, Lloyd Hand, Mignon Clyburn, Newseum, Photos, Premiere, Reggie Love

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