Oliver Stone has cast Josh Brolin as George W Bush in his biopic about W, creatively titled Bush. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1175491/

Stone is also planning to do a biopic about Pablo Escobar titled...Escobar and no, Vincent Chase isn't starring in it.  

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1122583/

It says it's about H.W., or Bush Sr., not current Bush.  I don't really think folks would rush to see a bio pic on current Bush immediately after he exits office.

Yeah. I was wondering what the H.W business was. I don't know why they'd do a biopic about Bush senior though, W would be far more entertaining IMO. But I agree it'd be too soon to do one about him.

Quoted from Takeshi Yeah. I was wondering what the H.W business was. I don't know why they'd do a biopic about Bush senior though,

I was thinking the same thing.  Maybe they should do a biopic on James Garfield or William Henry Harrison while they're at.

The Hollywood Reporter has posted an interesting article on this movie, now simply titled W that's well worth checking out. They also have the first four pages of the October 15, 2007 draft of the script, which you can read here.


Matt.

Cheers Chism, I was meaning to post this link to a Slate article where they have read the whole script and provided a review of it... http://www.slate.com/id/2188423/

It is indeed about the current President Bush, George W. The known cast list at the moment is..

George W - Josh Brolin
Laura Bush - Elizabeth Banks
George HW - James Cromwell (cool casting here!)
Barbara Bush - Ellen Burstyn
Condi Rice - Thandie Newton
Tony Blair - Ioan Gruffud

Quoted from greg I don't really think folks would rush to see a bio pic on current Bush immediately after he exits office.

Two words for you:  Primary Colors.


Phil

I'm interested in seeing this picture, though "satire" is the first word I would like this film to apply to. However, they may make this a straight-up biopic; if that is the case, then I will still be in the audience but I won't be happy about it.

Hey,

Quoted from Dr. McPhearson I'm interested in seeing this picture, though "satire" is the first word I would like this film to apply to. However, they may make this a straight-up biopic; if that is the case, then I will still be in the audience but I won't be happy about it.

I think it could be interesting either way.

If it's a bush bashing marathon that could be hilarious. Or, if they do take it seriously, it could be fairly poetic. There's a reading of his life that I've heard of, from some people, that seems fairly Shakespearean(i.e. stuck in his father's shadow and being out shined by his younger brother until he became president and... Well, you know the rest).

sheepwalker

Wow. I wonder if they could make George W look more like Josh Brolin?
Good get, GM.

Forgot to mention that according to Cinematical, although they have not even started filming yet they have already lined up a distributer and announced a release date of this October! I am guessing they want it out before the election, I am assuming this movie will not be helping John Mccaine get elected!

That has got to be some kind of record though for a major picture nowadays.

Let's look at the math. It's Oliver Stone. hasn't done anything good in 20 years. It looks like a SNL sketch (I know! let's do a Bush impersonation! Harold & Kumar and Postal will never think of that!) AND they're rushing it to serve as part of a political campaign?

I have a feeling this is gonna be a very, very bad movie.

Fact of the matter is, doing a parody of George Bush is futility exemplified. Nobody tops the man himself when it comes to lampooning a presidency.

Comedy Central had a series called That's My Bush.  I saw one episode of it; it was awful.  Anyone know how long that lasted?


Phil

Lasted one season according to google, which also says it was a TV classic - opinions eh?

Did any of you guys ever see Stone's movie about Nixon?

Yeah, with Anthony Hopkins as Nixon?

Thought that was really good - but then again I'm a massive Hopkins fan

Ok, so evidently this is about current Bush.  The earlier IMDB page said it was about HW.

Why would you make a movie about the guy that everyone hates right now?  And who's still in office?

Actually it is a good way to earn a few bucks, I suppose.

I KNEW a GOONIE would be PRESIDENT someday, LMAO!!

Yay for Brand/Josh Brolin!!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!

An early teaser has been leaked online.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJh7Md5KuWc&fmt=18

There's the link. See it while ya can.

Drinking, screwing up and fighting with his Dad? Stone made him seem likable. LOL.

I'd actually like to see this.