anyone else heard anything about this?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1175491/

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/20/breaking-oliver-stone-to-direct-george-w-bush-film-starring-josh-brolin/

7/13/2008 9:45:25 AM

should be a comedy with pauly shore.

7/13/2008 9:58:05 AM

I doubt that it won't be political. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Oliver Stone fan, but he isn't the best at making objective historical films.

7/13/2008 10:03:55 AM

Yeah, I'm interested in seeing it, not so much for the educational value, but for the entertainment value.

7/13/2008 10:06:13 AM

oh its that guy

7/13/2008 10:09:21 AM

Josh Brolin ... George W. Bush

Elizabeth Banks ... Laura Bush

Ellen Burstyn ... Barbara Bush

Thandie Newton ... Condoleezza Rice

Ioan Gruffudd ... Tony Blair

Richard Dreyfuss ... Dick Cheney*

James Cromwell ... George Herbert Walker Bush

Jeffrey Wright ... General Colin Powell

Scott Glenn ... Donald Rumsfeld

Jesse Bradford ... W's college friend

Jason Ritter ... Jeb Bush (rumored)

Noah Wyle ... Don Evans (rumored)

Sayed Badreya ... Saddam Hussein
Toby Jones ... Karl Rove
Rob Corddry ... Ari Fleischer*

Jonathan Breck ... Corndog

Michael Gaston ... General Tommy Franks

Randal Reeder ... Oilrig forman

Allan Kolman ... Vladimir Putin

Paul Rae ... Kent Hance

Wes Chatham ... Jimmy Benedict

Jennifer Sipes ... Susie Evans

David Born ... Moderator

Drew Waters ... Navy Seal

Charles Fathy ... Jacques Chirac

Bryan Massey ... Skeeter
James Martin Kelly ... NSC Official

Gabriela Ostos-Tamez ... Reporter #2

Brent Weisner ... Secret Service Agent

Chris Freihofer ... Evangelical 2

Jim Garrity ... News Commentator

Jon Michael Davis ... Campaign Aide (as Jon Davis)

Paul T. Taylor ... Reporter

Jeff Hoferer ... McCormick

Jeff Gibbs ... Josiah Pringle

Bruce Bryant ... Odessa Debate Patron
Jonathon Tripp ... News Boom Operator


*lol

7/13/2008 10:13:21 AM

why was this not bolded:

Jonathan Breck ... Corndog

wtf?

7/13/2008 12:04:01 PM

yeeeaaahhhhh. I saw that. I'm interested in what that winds up being.

7/13/2008 12:20:17 PM

I would only watch it if they got Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf to play himself.



[Edited on July 13, 2008 at 12:38 PM. Reason : Even if it's just a cameo]

7/13/2008 12:38:29 PM

lol i didnt see corndog

7/13/2008 12:54:26 PM

geez arent people usually dead or at least in the twilight of their lifetimes before making biopics of them?

7/13/2008 1:28:57 PM

all the dead people have movies about them already

7/13/2008 5:26:38 PM

there is no way this will be anything but painfully hilarious

7/13/2008 5:57:19 PM

7/13/2008 6:02:33 PM

w and powell arrested in bar fight

http://www.accesshollywood.com/article/10306/josh-brolin-and-jeffrey-wright-arrested/

7/13/2008 7:53:18 PM

7/13/2008 8:07:20 PM

looks like ted danson

7/13/2008 8:08:22 PM

wait

Kim from Scrubs is Laura Bush?

Seriously?

what's the point of this movie?



and Corndog = John Cornyn

http://www.nndb.com/group/750/000091477/

[Edited on July 13, 2008 at 8:23 PM. Reason : nicknames]

7/13/2008 8:19:58 PM

I am sure the point of this movie is for Oliver Stone to tell Americans they are morons for voting Bush to President for 2 terms.

Though the movie poster says the improbable President so it will probably be about what a screwup he was growing up, how he was a failure growing up riding his dad's coattails. I am sure that is the point.

7/13/2008 9:53:56 PM

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"Kim from Scrubs is Laura Bush?"

Laura Bush must have been hot back in the day....

7/13/2008 10:00:02 PM

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080713/D91SN5C02.html

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"Brolin, Wright, others in film crew arrested Email this Story Jul 12, 11:09 PM (ET) (AP) This Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008 file photo shows Josh Brolin as he arrives for the 80th Academy Awards,... Full Image SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright, along with members of a crew filming an Oliver Stone movie, were arrested during a bar fight Saturday morning, police said. Shreveport police Sgt. Willie Lewis said Brolin, Wright and five others were arrested just after 2 a.m. at a club called the Stray Cat bar. A call to deal with a rowdy patron drew interference from other patrons, Lewis said. The Times of Shreveport reported that Brolin was booked and posted $334 cash bond to be released. Police could not say Saturday night whether he or the others had been released. The paper said they are part of the crew on an Oliver Stone film, "W," about President George W. Bush. (AP) This Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007 file photo shows actor Jeffrey Wright as he attends the 17th Annual... Full Image A call to Brolin's publicist was not immediately returned Saturday night. "W" began filming in May in Shreveport. Brolin plays President Bush and Wright plays former Secretary of State Colin Powell. The cast also includes Elizabeth Banks as first lady Laura Bush, Ellen Burstyn and James Cromwell as the elder Bushes and Thandie Newton as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Brolin appeared in three films last year, "In the Valley of Elah,""American Gangster" and "No Country for Old Men," which won the best-picture Oscar. Wright won a Tony Award for "Angels in America" on Broadway and a Golden Globe for the same role in the television miniseries. He also has appeared in "Syriana,""Ali" and "Casino Royale." "W" is Stone's third presidential film, following "Nixon" and "JFK." He also directed the Vietnam sagas "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Platoon," which won four Oscars including best picture and director. The Academy Award-winning director only began shopping his script for financing in January, but has quickly captured the interest of investors and Hollywood. Stone has said the film, which will focus on the life and presidency of Bush, won't be an anti-Bush polemic, but, as he told Daily Variety, "a fair, true portrait of the man. How did Bush go from being an alcoholic bum to the most powerful figure in the world?""

7/14/2008 2:00:38 AM

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg7vwicPx98

8/23/2008 12:31:35 PM

good to see Ellen Burstyn getting work.

8/23/2008 8:48:13 PM

interesting

8/23/2008 8:53:47 PM

bttt

Anyone see Oliver Stone on the Colbert Report last week? He was very pro-Bush and even claimed he was one of if not the greatest President of all time. He had to be joking but it was a really interesting interview considering the nature of Colbert's character. Can't wait to see this film!

10/12/2008 7:51:02 PM

it was pretty obvious he was being sarcastic the entire time since he knew colberts antics, but the movie does look interesting.

10/12/2008 7:54:34 PM

I really don't care how bad a president is, I think a movie like this shows an absolute lack of respect for the position of the leader of our country. Yes Bush has made a lot of mistakes. Yes people that voted for him probably regret it. But the fact that before his term is even up you are making a movie that portrays him as an idiot (from the trailers) is just despicable.

I'm sure it will make a ton of money, and all we'll hear about on the news for a few days is about the movie. I don't care. I still think it's a shitty thing to do.

10/12/2008 8:26:22 PM

^ My feelings exactly

10/12/2008 8:32:16 PM

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"Yes people that voted for him probably regret it."

Dude, not really. I voted for Bush in 04 and hes been short of expectations to say the least but could you imagine Kerry & Edwards, especially Edwards at this point having called the shots?

10/12/2008 8:35:05 PM

Ha, I love how that news story went from reporting about an arrest to an advertisement for the movie.

10/12/2008 8:44:59 PM

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"I really don't care how bad a president is, I think a movie like this shows an absolute lack of respect for the position of the leader of our country."

Oh please. Bring the movie on, let's get the popcorn out. DUBYA!

10/12/2008 9:01:51 PM

O wow, a movie designed to make a straw man look as bad as possible.

The Dems tried this in 04 with Fahrenheit 9/11 and it failed. Hopefully it will fail again.

I have absolutely no respect for Oliver Stone and will never spend a dollar on anything he has a hand in ever again.

10/12/2008 9:19:39 PM

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"I really don't care how bad a president is, I think a movie like this shows an absolute lack of respect for the position of the leader of our country. Yes Bush has made a lot of mistakes. Yes people that voted for him probably regret it. But the fact that before his term is even up you are making a movie that portrays him as an idiot (from the trailers) is just despicable. "

I kind of agree here, I hated bush from the start but I just don't this is worthy of an actual art form, save it for an episode of snl or something

10/12/2008 9:22:20 PM

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"I still think it's a shitty thing to do."

agree, regardless on if you like him or not, there's no concept of respect anymore

10/12/2008 9:29:10 PM

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"agree, regardless on if you like him or not, there's no concept of respect anymore"

Is there also no longer a concept of having to earn respect?

10/12/2008 9:33:07 PM

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"Laura Bush must have been hot back in the day...."

no, but she DID kill a guy.

10/12/2008 9:43:01 PM

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"Oh please. Bring the movie on, let's get the popcorn out. DUBYA!"

and then later this month, we can watch "Laura Bush" make a porno

10/12/2008 9:44:37 PM

anyone seen it yet?

10/12/2008 10:18:38 PM

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"Is there also no longer a concept of having to earn respect?"

please, get off your high horse

10/12/2008 10:40:19 PM

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"I really don't care how bad a president is, I think a movie like this shows an absolute lack of respect for the position of the leader of our country."

Freedom of Speech, FTW!!

10/12/2008 11:06:43 PM

whatever you do, don't read the W thread on packpride.. that must be the worst message board ever

10/12/2008 11:30:46 PM

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"I really don't care how bad a president is, I think a movie like this shows an absolute lack of respect for the position of the leader of our country. Yes Bush has made a lot of mistakes. Yes people that voted for him probably regret it. But the fact that before his term is even up you are making a movie that portrays him as an idiot (from the trailers) is just despicable."

I agree with this too.

The movie looks terrible to me anyway.

10/12/2008 11:34:43 PM

going friday night w00t

10/13/2008 12:21:15 AM

No problem with the making of the movie, but it could have waited for a few years after he was out of office.


I don't feel bad though, and you say respect, but SNL has been making fun of presidents and political people forever. John Stewart kills this guy night in and night out. So it isn't like this is that uncommon anymore, political office use to be a place that commanded authority and respect. These were the leaders of our country, smart people who were elected because of their ideas and intellect. But now, its a bunch of rich morons, on both sides. Dems and Reps have done stuff to disgrace the highest offices in our country in recent years, that people are just fed up. These shitty elected people need to be called out, so that when people vote they stop voting for these dumbass reasons, and dumbass people.

10/13/2008 12:51:00 AM

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"Dems and Reps have done stuff to disgrace the highest offices in our country in recent years, that people are just fed up. "

While this may be true Bush is a good person and has not disgraced the office by your definition.

Just because many think he has done a bad job does not make him a bad person.

Drovkin pretty much hit it on the head. People that hate on our leaders no matter what party they come from are just as bad as the one's they make fun of IMO.

10/13/2008 3:49:59 AM

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"whatever you do, don't read the W thread on packpride.. that must be the worst message board ever"

The Brickyard on PackPride during an election year is an instant headache, moderate conservatives might as well be flaming liberals over there.

10/13/2008 7:30:57 AM

DUBYA

10/19/2008 9:54:13 AM

saw it last night.

it actually made Bush look like a nice guy. However everyone else looked like assholes.

10/19/2008 10:09:51 AM

what the fuck is up with how they portrayed Condi Rice? The voice she used in the movie just pulled me out every time. Just ridiculous.

10/19/2008 10:45:23 AM

haha I agree.

that wasn't acting

10/19/2008 11:02:58 AM