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Add the andPOP Facebook Application(andPOP) - Director Oliver Stone, a noted critic of George W. Bush, says he is developing a movie about the president.
Stone has spoken out in the past against Bush's decision to invade Iraq, but says he wants his film -- titled "Bush" -- to paint a "fair, true portrait" of the soon-to-be ex-head-of-state.
"How did Bush go from an alcoholic bum to the most powerful figure in the world?" Stone said. "It's like Frank Capra territory on one hand, but I'll also cover the demons in his private life, his bouts with his dad and his conversion to Christianity, which explains a lot of where he is coming from.
"It includes his belief that God personally chose him to be president of the United States, and his coming into his own, with the stunning, pre-emptive attack on Iraq. It will contain surprises for Bush supporters and his detractors."
Stone is in talks with Josh Brolin ("No Country For Old Men") to play the title role.
"(He) has the same drive and charisma that Americans identify with Bush, who has some of that old-time movie-star swagger," said Stone.
If he gets financing, the movie would start shooting in April and could hit theatres by Election Day or by the next president's inaugaration.
Stone has previously helmed movies about historical figures including Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon and Alexander the Great.
"I'm a dramatist who is interested in people," Stone said, "and I have empathy for Bush as a human being, much as I did for Castro, Nixon, Jim Morrison, Jim Garrison and Alexander the Great."
