Daily Variety writes that film director Oliver Stone “has set his sights on his
next directing project, ‘Bush,’ a film focusing on the life and presidency of
George W. Bush.” He has chosen actor Josh Brolin to play the leading part. Stone told
Variety that he wants this movie to be a deep introspective:
Here, I’m the referee, and I want a fair, true portrait of the man. How did Bush go
from an alcoholic bum to the most powerful figure in the world? It’s like Frank Capra
territory on one hand, but I’ll also cover the demons in his private life, his bouts
with his dad and his conversion to Christianity, which explains a lot of where he
is coming from. It includes his belief that God personally chose him to be president
of the United States, and his coming into his own with the stunning, preemptive attack
on Iraq. It will contain surprises for Bush supporters and his detractors.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/21/oliver-stones-bush/