Richard Dreyfuss may play Cheney in Olver Stone's Bush biopic

[LTR]

CANNES -- Josh Brolin has a vice president.

Richard Dreyfuss could soon make the trip to Oliver Stone's White House, entering final negotiations to play Dick Cheney in the provcateur director's upcoming "W."

The role is the last major position in the Bush administration to be filled; the West Wing is already occupied by the likes of Brolin (President Bush) Thandie Newton (Condoleezza Rice) and Elizabeth Banks (Laura Bush).

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ic8cebb424120f3a51745ab13054efadc

I gotta say, that's a good casting choice. He was great as Al Haig in that Reagan assassination attempt flick a few years back.

Here's some more about "W.":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._%282008_film%29

[grasswire]

1. how can this woman portray Pickles?

[onehandle]

12. All they need is a Joker make up kit to make a woman look like her.

[Doityourself]

2. Only way dreyfuss can play cheney is in full makeup as the Penguin from

Batman otherwise its unbelievable..lol

[boobooday]

3. Rob Corddry as Ari Fleischer!

:rofl:

I hope Dreyfuss is practicing his dismissive sneer/snarl.

[underpants]

7. Scott Glenn as Rummy. Corddry!!!!!!

:bounce:

[alfredo]

4. Thandie Newton is hot. Condi is not.

[shain from kane]

5. It's going to require a ton of make-up.

[ProgressiveFool]

6. wow, no kidding

I'm not sure it will work. Maybe they'll have to CGI Condi, like Gollum in Lord of the Rings. They might even be able to use some of the same scenes.

[alfredo]

13. That's it. She could be played by Letterman's teeth.

[YOY]

8. If they can make Charlize Theron look like crap in Monster then they can make Thandie look like

the evil squirrel woman.

[MinM]

9. Red Forman as Michael Hayden?

[underpants]

10. The actual cast

Josh Brolin as Tom Brokaw, er, George W. Bush opposite Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush.


Condoleeza Rice and Thandie Newton



Blair and Ioan Gruffudd.

The Rumsfeld Ultimatum
Oliver Stone finds his Rummy.


Toby Jones (here ala Truman Capote :evilgrin: )


as












and Noah Wylie will be Don Evans :wow:

James Crowmell (late as Prince Phillip) will be Poppa Bush

and as Momma Bush


Ellen Burnstyn

[alfredo]

14. Cheney

[Ilsa]

15. Put a white wig on Jabba and you'll have your Babbs. nt

[alfredo]

17. Or former Exxon CEO Lee Raymond

[alfredo]

18. Or former Exxon CEO Lee Raymond

[Ilsa]

21. yeeeewwwww. One would think that with all that money

he'd get his teeth fixed. And maybe a few other things. I guess whomever shares his bed tells him he's a handsome dude.

[alfredo]

23. Sheep can't talk.

[Frank Cannon]

26. These actors are WAY too pretty to play this gang of freaks

Ellen Burstyn as Moms Bush? GMAFB.

[onehandle]

11. His character in the "American President" was in the McCain realm, but you could see a bit of Dick.

He'll do a good job playing a complete and total asshole like Dick Cheney.

[Ilsa]

16. These are great castings except for

Thandie and Condi and Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush. EB is way too beautiful and classy looking. Big beads around her neck won't help that much.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

19. "...and I don't like detainees hanging on the rod!"

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

20. Richard Dreyfuss' breasts aren't big and floppy enough to play Cheney

But maybe he can stuff a manzier with some water balloons.

[Pastiche423]

22. Does anyone know Richard Dreyfuss' politics?

He can play a great asshole.

[LTR]

24. Big-time Dem

http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Richard_Dreyfuss.php

[Frank Cannon]

27. Yup. He's a major unabashed liberal.

This is inspired casting. I'm sure he'll spare us none of Cheney's charming character traits.

[mitchum]

25. I say Wilford Brimley as barbara bush

[Frank Cannon]

28. Heh heh. Good choice.

But only because Melvin Belli is no longer available.

[nuxvomica]

30. Thanks. I can no longer listen to Bill Hicks now.

:rofl:

[Riddler]

29. I guess that's fitting. Dreyfus co-starred opposite a blood-thirsty monster in Jaws,

now he's playing one.

[Honeycombe8]

31. Sounds like this biopic will be complimentary to *, what w/the handsome leading man & all.

Puke. Oliver Stone is making a career out of distorting history.

:puke: