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Elizabeth Banks to play Laura Bush in Oliver Stone movie
Wednesday March 26 2:06 AM ET
Elizabeth Banks is going
from the world of adult films to the White House.
The actress, who recently wrapped shooting Kevin Smith's
comedy "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," is in final negotiations
to portray first lady Laura Bush in "W," Oliver Stone's biopic
on the life and presidency of George W. Bush.
Josh Brolin ("No Country For Old Men") already is on board
to play the president. Shooting begins in late April in
Shreveport, La.
Stone, who wrote the screenplay with his "Wall Street"
collaborator Stanley Weiser, has said he plans to make "a fair,
true portrait" of Bush, focusing on such areas as his
relationship with his father, President George H.W. Bush, his
wild youth, and his conversion to Christianity.
Banks, 34, starred in the three "Spider-Man" films,
"Seabiscuit" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin."
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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