Elizabeth Banks is Laura Bush!
Filed under: Casting, Deals, Newsstand, Politics
I'm sorry, but this has got to be one of the strangest projects in recent years. The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Elizabeth Banks is about to sign on to play First Lady Laura Bush in that George W. Bush biopic Oliver Stone is directing. If she signs on, Banks will join Josh Brolin, who's already landed the part of our current President of the United States. Banks, who, funnily enough, just wrapped a film called Zack and Miri Make a Porno, would probably make a pretty good Laura Bush. She definitely resembles a much younger version of the woman, and, like Mrs. Bush, as an actress Banks often fades into the background.
Then again, some folks might think Brolin and Banks are way too hot to be playing the President and the First Lady. Personally, I feel Josh Brolin needs the most work -- but if he slims down and practices that famous Bush dialogue, I can almost see it. The film, which will be called simply W, will begin shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana in late April. Stone will direct off a script he co-wrote with Stanley Weiser (Wall Street).
What do you think about this film? Are the lives of George W. Bush and Laura Bush really that interesting? Or, will Oliver Stone make them interesting?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-26-2008 @ 9:43AM
John R said...
Maybe the rationale here is: "Well...if the Bush daughters are any indication, then..."
I could see here playing an older version of one, so I guess a young Mrs. Bush is believable.
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3-26-2008 @ 10:02AM
DAVID F said...
I like the actors but I just have no desire to see a film about this family.
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3-26-2008 @ 10:38AM
Yan said...
I heard about this project a while ago, and thought it was a joke (even checked snopes). I can't imagine who's going to see this thing. Unless it's outright slander, left-leaning movie goers aren't going to go see a film about dubya; and I think right-leaning movie-goers are just as likely to avoid it due to Oliver Stone's film-making track record.
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3-26-2008 @ 12:03PM
joits said...
i agree with david f... love elizabeth banks but i won't see this because i don't need another reminder of how inept bush was over the last 8 years. only way i see this is if it's done in a parody way such as in snl and they're making fun of the bush family.
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3-26-2008 @ 12:26PM
kevjohn said...
I've been hearing for awhile now that they were thinking of making a sequel to Forrest Gump. Now it all makes sense!
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3-26-2008 @ 2:04PM
eugene said...
Normally I'd have some quip about Stone making stuff up to make people and events more "interesting", but in the case of our current President, I think there's more than enough there to keep Stone occupied... even dizzy with happiness.
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