Tika Sumpter has played characters who have close political ties to the fictional/non fictional Presidents, including the one played by Jamie Lee Curtis in this film. She also played Michelle Obama in the film Southside and Me (2016). Also, her recurring character (Candice) on the hit TV series "The Have and The Have Nots" has a relationship with the fictional president elect.
Joe Chappelle also directed Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) and Jamie Lee Curtis starred in the original film Halloween (1978).