Thandie Newton Tapped To Play Condoleezza Rice
It looks like Oliver Stone has found an actress for the role of Condoleezza Rice in Thandie Newton. We get word of this casting news thanks to the legendary caves of Yahoo:
Oliver Stone has found the actress to play Condoleezza Rice in “W,” his upcoming movie about President George W. Bush. Thandie Newton is in final negotiations to star as the National Security Advisor-turned-Secretary of State.
Meanwhile, Ioan Gruffudd is in final talks to play former British prime minister Tony Blair. “W,” which is expected to start shooting shortly, will look at Bush’s formative years and path to the president as well as his life inside the White House.
Oliver Stone’s “W” is putting together a pretty outstanding cast. James Brolin, Eliazabeth Banks, James Cromwell and now the mysterious Thandie Newton. This film should be ready ready for release about the same time W walks out of the White House. I think this is a good time to release the film, and will serve as a recap of the president’s career.
Oliver Stone is great with biopics and I am interested in seeing him tackle Bush. Love him, or hate him - he has been a polarizing figure in the world and everyone certainly has an opinion of him. Oliver Stone claims that he is going to try and keep an objective point of view about the man; I think this is impossible, but we will wait and see. I am certainly pumped to check this one out and look forward to its release.
11 Comments, Comment or Ping
Austin
I’d just like to go on record as saying this moving will tank. Does anyone (besides Doug, I suppose) _really_ want to see a movie about the current president?
And for those that do want to see it, do you think the public at large is as interested?
I’m gonna go ahead and put this one in the same column with the failed Iraq War movies, and wonder why Hollywood is content to eat the box office on bad ideas like this…
Apr 7th, 2008
Doug Nagy
That is a fair question Austin. I know I am very interested to see the film but you may be correct is assuming that most people will be too “Bushed out” at the end of his term to give a fuck.
Apr 7th, 2008
nbakid2000
Oliver Stone good with biopics? The only one I’ve ever seen is The Doors, and that sucked. Huge.
I’ve also heard not a lot of good things about JFK. What other ones did he do?
This film will bomb, as Austin said.
Apr 7th, 2008
Doug Nagy
Dude, you didn’t like the Doors?
Apr 7th, 2008
Kristina
No one wants to see a movie about Bush unless it’s a comedy.
Thandie Newton can’t act worth shit.
Apr 7th, 2008
Klendathu
Oliver Stone objective?
Apr 7th, 2008
krazie835
Isn’t Thandie Newton a bit to beautiful to play Condoleezza? lol.
Apr 7th, 2008
Kristina
If they can ugly up Charlize Theron, they can ugly up Thandie Newton.
Apr 7th, 2008
krazie835
Well, I’m there then! I’ve never been impressed with any of her work though. She was fine in Crash, and The Pursuit of Happyness, but she has never wowed me with a performance.
Apr 7th, 2008
Steve L.
What Kristina said. I was going to say something along the lines of “she’s too fucking hot to play that biyatch.” and then rethought that statement thinking of Charlize Theron.
Sorry Doug, but I’m with the rest of the crowd on this one. Even though more than half of them, if not all are probably American and don’t want to go through 2 hours(sorry, forgot this was a Stone movie…3-4 hours) of torture just having finished 7 1/2 years of it with that nutjob in office.
Apr 7th, 2008
HisDivineShadow
Yea have to agree with Austin. I’m not interested…
I fucking hate bush….
Apr 7th, 2008
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