Thandie Newton Tapped To Play Condoleezza Rice

ThandieIt looks like Oliver Stone has found an actress for the role of Condoleezza Rice in Thandie Newton. We get word of this casting news thanks to the legendary caves of Yahoo:

Oliver Stone has found the actress to play Condoleezza Rice in “W,” his upcoming movie about President George W. Bush. Thandie Newton is in final negotiations to star as the National Security Advisor-turned-Secretary of State.

Meanwhile, Ioan Gruffudd is in final talks to play former British prime minister Tony Blair. “W,” which is expected to start shooting shortly, will look at Bush’s formative years and path to the president as well as his life inside the White House.

Oliver Stone’s “W” is putting together a pretty outstanding cast. James Brolin, Eliazabeth Banks, James Cromwell and now the mysterious Thandie Newton. This film should be ready ready for release about the same time W walks out of the White House. I think this is a good time to release the film, and will serve as a recap of the president’s career.

Oliver Stone is great with biopics and I am interested in seeing him tackle Bush. Love him, or hate him – he has been a polarizing figure in the world and everyone certainly has an opinion of him. Oliver Stone claims that he is going to try and keep an objective point of view about the man; I think this is impossible, but we will wait and see. I am certainly pumped to check this one out and look forward to its release.

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