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First Look: Josh Brolin as George W. Bush
Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on May 8, 2008

Well now this is interesting, isn’t it. As you can see above, the upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly features a first look at actor Josh Brolin in full makeup as George W. Bush, a role he will play in Oliver Stone’s upcoming biopic of the current President’s rise to power, simply titled W. At his side is his infinitely loyal first lady Laura Bush, played by Elizabeth Banks.
I don’t know about you, but something about this picture just doesn’t sit right with me. Sure, Brolin looks a lot more like W than I originally thought he would and Elizabeth Banks looks the part of the First Lady, but it still doesn’t look right. I can’t put my finger on exactly what bothers me about it, I just know that it doesn’t look right. I suppose that I won’t be completely sold on Brolin until we get to see him in action. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a fantastic actor — this is just such an interesting role for him that I am not willing to just sit back and say that he is the right guy.
Oli Stone’s controversial film will also star James Cromwell as George H.W. Bush, Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush and Rob Corddry as Ari Fleischer. The film, which began filming late last month in Shreveport, Louisiana, will chronicle the life and presidency of George W. Bush, including as we see from the EW cover, drunk driving, daddy issues and messages from God. And they said that Oliver Stone wouldn’t make a controversial movie…
W is scheduled to release sometime later this year, probably right around election time.
Photo courtesy of JustJared via Slashfilm
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8 Comments
May 8th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Why in gods fuck do we need a biopic about one of if not the worst president the us has ever had??
The last thing i want is for this guy to be glorified on celluloid.
May 8th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Wow they really transformed him, he looks nothing like himself.
Maybe the fact that Banks looks more like his daughter than wife in this photo is whats putting you off? They got Brolin in age-appropiate makeup but certainly not her.
May 8th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
i doubt if oliver stone will glorify him.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I have to agree, this looks sofa-king dismal.
I hate W! and I’m pretty sure outside Washington DC nobody is going to see this film.
So thanks Oli for wasting your life on a film about a scumbag,lower than dirt POS puppet.
Where’s the Team America sequel. Damm it!!!!
May 8th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Hope this doesn’t qualify as “hate speech”…
Perhaps you are ill at ease with the picture because it makes out Commander in Chief look more intelligent and poised than the trained chimp he is in real life.
My next post will be from my vacation villa in Guantanamo.
May 8th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
haha yea they totally look like father and daughter. not good.
May 8th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Does anyone see a little Norm McDonald in there?
May 8th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED