Josh Brolin plays George W. Bush in Oliver Stone’s biopic of Bush’s life and presidency in the movie entitled simply, “W.” You can see the trailer below.

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Oliver Stone’s “W.”




Stone has done his fair share of movies on Presidents. There was “JFK” and “Nixon.” But this is the first time he’s done a film on a President that is still living. Not to mention, Dub-ya is still in the White House.

“We don’t really know much about Mr. Bush beyond the controlled images we’ve been allowed to see on TV. This movie’s taking a bold stab at looking behind that curtain,” Stone said in a statement.

The script was leaked to the press in April. It subsequently went through two re-writes and Stone himself said “it’s evolving” after people thought it was a joke. That script included the infamous pretzel choking scene and some wonderful quotes by Bush. Cindy Adams of the NY Post printed a few:

  • “I don’t want to fire no $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the a - -.”
  • on Bill Clinton: “My mother waddles faster than that larda - -.”
  • “We’ll move these terr’ists to Guantanemera.” Cheney: “Guantanamo.”

    • Even if these quotes are not true, they are too funny not to pass along. I’m not sure the President Bush will be laughing though. Stone is taking a risk making this film, but so are the other actors joining Brolin in the film including, Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush, James Cromwell as George Bush Sr, Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush, Jeffrey Wright as Colin Powell, Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice, Scott Glenn as Donald Rumsfeld, Toby Jones as Karl Rove Ioan Gruffudd as Tony Blair and Richard Dreyfuss as Dick Cheney.

    The film is set to release October 17th. Just in time for the Presidential election. Check out the video below.

    Oliver Stone’s “W.” Movie Trailer