W is a 2008 film by director Oliver Stone. The movie chronicles the life of President George W. Bush, from his college days through the beginning of the Iraq war.Screen Daily: Interview: Oliver Stone (May 30, 2008)
Cast Information
- Josh Brolin as George W. Bush
- Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush
- Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush
- Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice
- Ioan Gruffudd as Tony Blair
- Richard Dreyfuss as Dick Cheney
- James Cromwell as George H. W. Bush
- Jeffrey Wright as General Colin Powell
- Scott Glenn as Donald Rumsfeld
- Toby Jones as Karl Rove
- Rob Corddry as Ari Fleischer
Bar Brawl Arrests
On July 12, 2008, W actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright were arrested during a bar fight in Shreveport, Louisiana. The pair were charged with interfering with police.ShreveportTimes.com: Brolin, Fellow Film Figures Arrested in Bar Brawl (July 12, 2008) Seven people, including several W crew members, were taken into custody at the Stray Cat bar.The Associated Press: Brolin, Wright, Others in Film Crew Arrested (July 12, 2008)
W Trailer
In July 2008, the W teaser trailer began appearing online. The trailer features clips of George W. Bush carousing in bars and drinking at gatherings, and then being lectured by his father, George H. W. Bush about his behavior.Thompson on Hollywood (Variety): Trailer Watch: Oliver Stone's W. Breaks All... (July 27, 2008)
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Release date
October 17, 2008
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Director
Oliver Stone
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Producers
Oliver Stone, Ethan Smith, Bill Block and Moritz Borman
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Screenwriter
Stanley Weiser
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Distributor
Lionsgate
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Original title
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Stone says W "not as psychologically heavy" as his 1995 Oscar-nominated Richard Nixon biopic, NixonScreen Daily: Interview: Oliver Stone (May 30, 2008)
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Oliver Stone and George W. Bush both attended Yale around the same time, though Stone doesn't remember meeting Bush thenEW.com: First Look: Oliver Stone's Bush Biopic (May 7, 2008)
