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Mag Has First Look at Brolin as 'W'

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Posted: 2008-05-08 11:49:15
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(May 8) -- After all of the speculation and skepticism surrounding Oliver Stone's upcoming George W. Bush biopic 'W,' Entertainment Weekly is giving fans and critics their first look at Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks as the First couple.

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In a sneak peek of Oliver Stone's 'W' movie, Entertainment Weekly has the first look at Josh Brolin as George W. Bush and Elizabeth Banks as Laura. Click ahead to see the cast, and who we think should play unfilled roles.

Brolin, who starred in the Oscar-winning 'No Country for Old Men' in 2007, is seen on the cover sporting wavy greying hair, while Banks, who's best known for her part as a sexually-aggressive club girl in 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin,' has Laura Bush's signature haircut. Brolin was outfitted with prosthetic facial features in order to look more like Bush.

While the debut of the two is certainly news, Stone still has yet to cast key figures in the Bush administration -- namely, Dick Cheney.

Stone, who has gotten political on film in the past with 'JFK' and 'Nixon,' swears that 'W' will be a "fair, true portrait of the man," but goes on to say that because of what's happened during his presidency, "history is going to be very tough on him."

'W' is set to begin filming in late May, and will be released some time in 2009.

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nitecinc 04:20:27 PM May 11 2008

coovs442 is an idiot that thinks the DEMS took over. He or She doesn't know that it takes 67% to override BUSH. The Dems don't have nearly that. As far as gas prices gas where I live was $.69 cents a gallon the summer before GW took office. You remember, when Clinton was in office. So don't show how stupid you are, and get it right next time. After all , what do you think is going on in those secret meeting between the oil companies at the white house. The meetings Bush won't open the guest book on. It's not how to keep prices down.

kgrider23 11:27:02 PM May 09 2008

hey coovs442 you need to crawl back under the rock you came from. Get your facts right. Your Idiot bush has spent the last 8 years putting usa in a hole we may never recover from. Use your brain and not your #ss to talk with next time. Dum#@ss repub.

mspolletjr 09:07:01 PM May 09 2008

JUST ANOTHER HAM TRYING TO MAKE A BUCK ANYWAY HE CAN !!

heatmerchants 08:03:43 PM May 09 2008

I hope the movie shows the true scope of the Bush hypocrisy!

verlholmes 06:47:44 PM May 09 2008

Another turkey from Oliver Stone, where does he get the money?
Who on earth would go to a movie about W? The most despised president in history ...
Doesn't Oliver Stone read the papers? I predict people will stay away in droves.

skysrocket 05:52:24 PM May 09 2008

Oh Come On Oliver Quit Making Mock Movies

seegreen13 04:24:57 PM May 09 2008

You people voted for him for a second term so live with it.

coovs442 03:21:08 PM May 09 2008

Bush kept gas prices down until the Dems took over following the 2006 election. You libs scream for change. Well after paying for gas we all have change. Thanks alot.

claykimrey 03:04:07 PM May 09 2008

When they make the part about this latest era, Dave Chappelle should play Obama, since Obama as a real life politician is not much more than a nasty, pathetic joke.

giadisalvatore72 02:30:13 PM May 09 2008

hope stone makes as much of an ass of him, as he did of himself the past 8 years.

bad2thbone6 02:22:52 PM May 09 2008

BUSH JR. SUCKS..........BIG TIME..

sdave7596 02:20:25 PM May 09 2008

The question is why? Honestly, can anyone remember a more dull president than W in modern history? The man has shown he is oblivious to problems and as clueless as a newborn....not sure what a movie will tell us...But Oliver Stone likes his fiction. Remember JFK and Nixon? Both look MUCH liberties with the story...

hotpiper1 02:19:26 PM May 09 2008

Wow, a horror movie? How does an illiterate no good bastard murder half an entire county? Watch W, find out how he did it!

mttnles 02:16:03 PM May 09 2008

Elizabeth Banks was hot, little minx in 40-year old virgin

mttnles 02:13:28 PM May 09 2008

He looks like veteran newsman Tom Brokaw

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