Is the world ready for a George W. Bush biopic? What’s more, does the world need a George W. Bush biopic? Oliver Stone seems to think so…because he is making one. Josh Brolin has been cast in the title role. My question is this: what does it say about our current president that he isn’t yet out of office and there is already a biopic in the works?
This biopic is not the first to be released while the subject is still alive. The Queen is still alive to comment on Helen Mirren’s performance in The Queen.
When news of the film was first released to the public many people thought it was an April Fool’s joke. It wasn’t until the news broke that actors have been attached and production had started that it became apparent: this is no joke. There will be a biopic on George W. Bush.
W (the title of the movie) could be released as early as this October—weeks before the general presidential election. You have to wonder just how a movie that is rumored to show the president’s nearly fatal pretzel inhalation will play that close to an election—while the subject is still in office. People already are accusing Stone of trying to influence the election and take away from the Republican agenda.
According to an article on the Entertainment Weekly website, Stone promises that the film will be a “fair, true portrait of the man” He insists that what while he might not think much of Bush’s presidency, he is intrigued by the story of the man and his administration.
What do you think? Is this a story that needs to be told—and if so, should it be told now? Or, might it be better to hold off for a while considering the current political climate?
