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Entertainment Weekly has published the first pictures of actors Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks as as George W. and Laura Bush for the movie “W.” Somehow the cover with the actors in their makeup reminds me of a Saturday Night Live skit but this is meant as serious fare.

Oliver Stone is directing this Razzie front-runner, which begins shooting in a couple of weeks. Stone has publicly promised W will be a ”fair, true portrait of the man”. As a reckless doofus perhaps?
Stone’s own words in defending his objectivity are pretty damning:

”Bush may turn out to be the worst president in history. I think history is going to be very tough on him. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t a great story. It’s almost Capra-esque, the story of a guy who had very limited talents in life, except for the ability to sell himself. The fact that he had to overcome the shadow of his father and the weight of his family name — you have to admire his tenacity. There’s almost an Andy Griffith quality to him, from A Face in the Crowd. If Fitzgerald were alive today, he might be writing about him. He’s sort of a reverse Gatsby.”

Stone insists that every scene in W will be based in truth, drawn from more than 20 diverse books and perhaps a few disgruntled former staffers. This extravaganza will also star Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice, Jeffrey Wright as Colin Powell, Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush, James Cromwell as George Bush and Rob Corddry as Ari Fleischer. They are still searching for an appropriate actor to play Dick Cheney. Insert your own joke here!