Is ‘Dubya’ Gonna Bomb?
Ben Barna
March 26, 2008
As the president of the United States, you have the privilege of making a lot of decisions, even the executive ones. Unfortunately for George W. Bush, one decision that won’t be his is who gets to direct the story of his life. That man is going to be Oliver Stone, and although the left-leaning filmmaker claims he has “empathy for Bush as a human being,” we’re not entirely sold that his film W will be the straightforward biopic he’s insisting.
Apparently Dubya doesn’t get to choose who plays him either, because while current star Josh Brolin is no slouch, you can bet Bush would have chosen Matthew McConaughey, with a maximum shirtlessness clause embedded in the contract. Laura Bush, on the other hand, lucked out. Perky up-and-comer Elizabeth Banks (c’mon Liz, that A-list is just a few good choices away!) is in final negotiations to play the fifty-first First Lady. Banks just finished shooting Kevin Smith’s Zack & Miri Make a Porno opposite Seth Rogen and has the Eddie Murphy comedy Meet Dave out this summer. The film will follow the hedonistic days of young George, his relationship with his father, and his eventual conversion to Christianity. No word on who will play the Bush’s twin daughters, but seeing how the Olsens may not be available, we vote for Abigail Breslin to play both of them.
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