{"id":2472,"date":"2008-08-21T04:22:38","date_gmt":"2008-08-21T03:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2008-08-21T04:26:27","modified_gmt":"2008-08-21T03:26:27","slug":"w-teaser-posters-and-on-set-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/08\/21\/w-teaser-posters-and-on-set-footage\/","title":{"rendered":"W. teaser posters and on set footage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._(film)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2498 alignright\" title=\"W. early teaser\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/w-early-teaser.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"317\" \/><\/a>When it was announced that <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oliver_Stone\">Oliver Stone<\/a> was to make a feature film about <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_W._Bush\">George W. Bush<\/a> simply called <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._(film)\"><strong>W.<\/strong><\/a> my first reaction was that it was too soon.<\/p>\n<p>Surely some distance and perspective was needed on a film about one of the most divisive Presidents in US history?<\/p>\n<p>Plus, the schedule for the film seemed rather ambitious &#8211; it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.variety.com\/article\/VR1117985350.html?categoryid=13&amp;cs=1\">started shooting in May<\/a> for a November release, which by current Hollywood standards seemed rather quick.<\/p>\n<p>However, I have to admit that the cast he has assembled is impressive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000982\/\">Josh Brolin<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/character\/ch0027163\/\">George W. Bush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0006969\/\">Elizabeth Banks<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/character\/ch0072896\/\">Laura Bush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0344435\/\">Ioan Gruffudd<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/character\/ch0028039\/\">Tony Blair<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0628601\/\">Thandie Newton<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/character\/ch0053706\/\">Condoleezza Rice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000995\/\">Ellen Burstyn<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/character\/ch0036687\/\">Barbara Bush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0942482\/\">Jeffrey Wright<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/character\/ch0072976\/\">General Colin Powell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000377\/\">Richard Dreyfuss<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/character\/ch0060783\/\">Dick Cheney<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000342\/\">James Cromwell<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/character\/ch0029517\/\">George Herbert Walker Bush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001277\/\">Scott Glenn<\/a> \/  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/character\/ch0036234\/\">Donald Rumsfeld<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1117791\/\">Rob Corddry<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/character\/ch0072977\/\">Ari Fleischer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0429363\/\">Toby Jones<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/character\/ch0036812\/\">Karl Rove<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0046223\/\">Sayed Badreya<\/a> \/ Saddam Hussein<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0309461\/\">Michael Gaston<\/a> \/ General Tommy Franks<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0464255\/\">Allan Kolman<\/a> \/ Vladimir Putin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0628421\/\">Randall Newsome<\/a> \/ Paul Bremer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plus, the early leaked trailer that surfaced recently looked much more promising than I had expected.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/sg7vwicPx98&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/sg7vwicPx98&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Now, two more teaser posters have been released which seem to hint at a savvy marketing campaign from <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lionsgate\">Lionsgate<\/a> and their agency <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crewcreative.com\/\">Crew Creative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._(film)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2499\" title=\"W second teaser posters\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/w-second-teaser-posters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"347\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Plus, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Access_Hollywood\">Access Hollywood<\/a> has just released some footage of Josh Brolin as the 43rd President &#8211; it appears to be <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B-roll\">B-roll footage<\/a> shot on the set which is why the green screen backdrop is visible.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"id\" value=\"W482a0d55893fbe3f48accc38d38289e2\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"allowNetworking\" value=\"all\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/widgets.accesshollywood.com\/o\/482a0d55893fbe3f\/48accc38d38289e2\/48ac4fa0c136b7c5\/9709ad21\" \/><embed id=\"W482a0d55893fbe3f48accc38d38289e2\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/widgets.accesshollywood.com\/o\/482a0d55893fbe3f\/48accc38d38289e2\/48ac4fa0c136b7c5\/9709ad21\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allownetworking=\"all\" wmode=\"transparent\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>After the critical mauling of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_(film)\">Alexander<\/a> and the restrained sorrow of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Center_(film)\">World Trade Centre<\/a>, I imagine Oliver Stone is hungry to return to the fire and energy of his earlier films.<\/p>\n<p>Could this be the film to return him to former glories?<\/p>\n<p>We shall find out on November 7th, when it opens in the US and UK.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1175491\/\"><strong>W.<\/strong><\/a> at the IMDb<br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"..\/archives\/2008\/05\/09\/josh-brolin-as-george-w-bush\/\">First images from the movie<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._%28film%29\">More information on the film at Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it was announced that Oliver Stone was to make a feature film about George W. Bush simply called W. my first reaction was that it was too soon. Surely some distance and perspective was needed on a film about one of the most divisive Presidents in US history? 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