Well, the entirely unnecessary Oliver Stone picture Bush, a film that will cover President George W. Bush’s transformation from a substance-abusing underachiever through a conversion to Christianity was been greenlit. Stone said it will deal with Bush’s belief that God wanted him to be president, and the story leads up to the invasion of Iraq. Stone co-wrote the script with Stanley Weiser.
Set to star as Dubya is No Country for Old Men star Josh Brolin who is currently finalizing his deal. Stone is already casting other roles that include Laura Bush and former President George H.W. Bush.
The film has been given the go ahead as QED has closed a deal to fully finance a drama that will begin production in April. The move is said to five the film an opportunity to be in theaters by November’s presidential elections, and certainly before Bush leaves the White House in January.
Bill Block of QED was quoted saying, “Whether you love Bush or you hate him, he has changed the world forever… He’s a subject of fascination to the rest of the world, no matter how you feel about him, and Oliver has put together a very complete and complex characterization of his life. Josh Brolin has the range and depth to reveal this character’s amazing journey to the ultimate power seat.”
QED will finance a budget north of $25 million in partnership with Aramid, the U.K.-based hedge fund.
