The heavyweight bout to take place on the 4th of November finally has its pair of marquee names, and with the forthcoming six months-worth of trash talk between the Obama/McCain camps, the media are likely going to place less emphasis on the person exiting the Oval Office. Insuring that the “improbable” eight year run is annotated, Oliver Stone’s timely W. went into production as of last week, for a platform October release.
Written by Stanley Weiser, this focuses on the life and presidency of
George W. Bush and how he went from ‘being an alcoholic bum to the most
powerful figure in the world’. This shows Bush’s eventful life — his
struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith, and
of course the critical days leading up to Bush’s decision to invade
Iraq. Josh Brolin stars as George W. Bush, Elizabeth Banks as Laura
Bush, James Cromwell as father Bush, Ellen Burstyn as
Barbara Bush, Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice, Jeffrey Wright as
Colin Powell, Scott Glenn as Donald Rumsfeld, and Ioan Gruffudd as Tony
Blair. Dick Cheney will be played by Richard Dreyfuss.
Rookie production company QED International (who financed the portrait of a man who cares very little about his legacy) showed up at the Cannes market with a film that made many people initially balked at, but they found a domestic release partner in Lionsgate Films who might have something to cheer about come end of October. This would be well-received news especially after the recent news of an ugly quarterly report.
Below we have some Cannes teaser artwork with many “Bush-isms”…enjoy!
