A few photos leaked today in advance of an Entertainment Weekly cover story on Oliver Stone’s new film “W” starring Josh Brolin as President George W. Bush. The film also stars Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush; Thandie Newton as Condoleeza Rice; James Cromwell as George H.W. Bush; Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush; Jeffrey Wright as Gen. Colin Powell; Ioan Gruffud as Prime Minister Tony Blair and Rob Corrdry as Ari Fleischer (there is no word on Dick Cheney). The movie opens late this year.
On a much smaller scale, thanks to a Little Rock School District release received today, I notice that children from Jefferson and Western Hills elementary schools have been studying the presidents and first ladies. For the conclusion of their project 110 students will dress up as current and former inhabitants of the White House and parade at the Clinton Library on Wednesday, May 14th at 10:30 a.m.
Hooray for presidential history!