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First look at Brolin's Bush

Fri 09 May 8:46 AM

No your eyes don't deceive you - this really is an image of an unrecognisable Josh Brolin as George W Bush.

The No Country For Old Men actor has signed up to play the controversial US president in Oliver Stone's biopic W. And while filming hasn't actually started yet, Entertainment Weekly has an early preview of the film with exclusive pictures of Brolin as Bush and Spider-Man's Elizabeth Banks as the first lady.

Stone has promised that the film will be a fair and accurate portrayal of the man and his life. He told Entertainment Weekly, "Bush may turn out to be the worst president in history. I think history is going to be very tough on him. But that doesn't mean he isn't a great story. It's almost Capra-esque, the story of a guy who had very limited talents in life, except for the ability to sell himself.

"The fact that he had to overcome the shadow of his father and the weight of his family name — you have to admire his tenacity. There's almost an Andy Griffith quality to him, from A Face in the Crowd. If Fitzgerald were alive today, he might be writing about him. He's sort of a reverse Gatsby.''

The film will be released next year.