Paul Giamatti Bases Shoot 'Em Up Villain On Karl Rove

thinkprogress.org — In his new movie Shoot ?Em Up,? Oscar-nominee Paul Giamatti plays a ?determined criminal? who leads ?a gang of assassins? hunting after a newborn baby. According to Shoot ?Em Up director Michael Davis, Giamatti based his character on a surprising source ? Karl Rove. "He says he?d like his character to be based on Karl Rove," wrote Davis on MTV.com. Aug 23, 2007 View in Crawl 4