Oliver Stone Casts Brolin as Decider But Looks for Perfect Cheney
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
DOIN' DUBYA Brolin, Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush and Brolin as George (inset) (Photo: Getty Images, Inset: EW)
Calling all Dicks: EW takes a first look at the script for Oliver Stone's bumbling Bush biopic, W, and notes that he still hasn't settled on an actor to play Cheney, though Paul Giamatti is noted as a potential candidate.
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