n the Loop is an Oscar-nominated 2009 British comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci. It is a spinoff from the BBC Television series The Thick of It satirising Anglo-American politics in the 21st century. The film was released on 17 April 2009 in the United Kingdom. In the film, the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom are looking to launch a war in the Middle East. The plot follows government officials and advisers in their behind-the-scenes efforts either to promote the war or prevent it. It stars Tom Hollander, Mimi Kennedy, James Gandolfini, Chris Addison, Peter Capaldi, Anna Chlumsky, Gina McKee, Steve Coogan and David Rasche. The film is a joint collaboration between BBC Films and the UK Film Council. Filming took place between May 2008 and December 2008, and a world premiere was held at the Sundance Film Festival on 22 January 2009. The European gala premiere screening was held in the independent Glasgow Film Theatre as the opening of the 2009 Glasgow Film Festival on the 12th of February 2009, attended by Iannucci and members of the cast. Cast Peter Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker Chris Addison as Toby Wright Tom Hollander as Simon Foster MP, Minister for International Development Paul Higgins as Jamie McDonald Alex Macqueen as Sir Jonathan Tutt James Smith as Michael Rodgers Olivia Poulet as Suzy Joanna Scanlan as Roz Samantha Harrington as Sam Eve Matheson as New Minister for International Development Will Smith as Dan Lucinda Raikes as Reporter