Oliver Stone Likes Bush

It’s still official: Hollywood still hates Bush. (You know, in case you forgot.) But that’s not going to stop Oliver Stone from delving into the life and times of George W. Bush, the current U.S. President, and soon to be ex-President within a year’s time. Why make a movie about a man who won’t even be in office in a year? Beats the hell outta me.

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Stone hopes to begin production on “Bush” as early as the spring in order to release the film by the fall election. But securing financing in the midst of an election cycle in which even the Republican candidates for the presidency are distancing themselves from Bush could present a challenge if the film is to be completed before Bush fades from the scene.

Weird. Stone is talking like he wants to make “Bush” so he can skewer the upcoming Presidential election, but if Bush won’t even be up for re-election, what’s the, er, point? Oh well, it’s Stone.

Josh Brolin (”No Country for Old Men”) will be assaying the role of Dubya, giant belt buckle and all.