Director Oliver Stone has set James Cromwell to play George Herbert Walker Bush and Ellen Burstyn to play former first lady Barbara Bush in "W," a drama about the formative years of their son, President George W. Bush.
Josh Brolin is playing the title character, and Elizabeth Banks will play first lady Laura Bush.
Jesse Bradford has joined the cast of Oliver Stone's "W," playing a college buddy of George W. Bush (Josh Brolin). Bradford portrays Thatcher, president of Bush's fraternity.
Oliver Stone, who has made films about the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the presidency of Richard Nixon, will next turn his attention to George W. Bush . Stone hopes to begin production on " Bush " as early as...