History will provide many interpretations of George W. Bush, his life & times. Here comes the cinematic version. Oliver Stone, a three-time Academy Award winning film director and screenwriter, is making a film on President George W. Bush (simply called W) and would be shot in Louisiana. Bush experts have already begun to dissect the screenplay.

W would come as a farewell gift to Mr Bush who could view it from the comfort of the White House before he leaves office next January. This is Stone’s third film about a US president, following Nixon and JFK.

“The director has been an outspoken critic of President Bush’s policy in Iraq. Mr Bush will be played by Josh Brolin (see photo above), who starred in the Coen brothers’ No Country for Old Men. Laura Bush is being played by Elizabeth Banks, who starred in The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” reports The Independent.

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Elizabeth has been added as a confirmed guest at this year’s Met Costume Institute Ball. The event is being held on May 5 in New York City… Here are a couple of news snippets talking about the event and Elizabeth’s involvement.

As the biggest singular fashion event of the year approaches — The Met’s Costume Institute Gala on May 5 — designers have already started to announce which celebrities they are bringing as guests.

Francisco Costa of Calvin Klein revealed that he is dressing Fergie and Liv Tyler — no surprise there, since he’s brought Liv to the event the past couple of years. He hinted that Fergie and Liv weren’t his only two guests, but wouldn’t name any more names.

Meanwhile, Miuccia Prada has invited recent Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton and actress Elizabeth Banks to accompany her.

Remember, this year the Gala’s theme is superheroes, so it will be interesting to see how much the attendees play into that. I can’t wait!

BALL GAME: Tilda Swinton will go to the Met Costume Institute Ball as a guest of Miuccia Prada, according to a source. The American actress Elizabeth Banks also is said to have been invited by the house. A surprise installation is in store for the centerpiece of the Prada table at the event, meanwhile, in the form of a living art installation

From Fab Sugar and WWD

Q. Is it true that Oliver Stone is making a movie about the presidency of George W. Bush? - N.F.

A. No; Stone, who has ventured into presidential films before with JFK and Nixon, is making a film about Bush, but it’s about his formative years, not his presidential ones. Josh Brolin has been chosen to portray W., with Elizabeth Banks as Laura, Ellen Burstyn as his mother, Barbara, and James Cromwell as George H.W. Bush. The film starts shooting later this month, and Stone has promised to have it in theaters in time for the election.

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I have added some new pictures into the gallery. There are some HQ movie stills, candids, talk show images and more! Click on the thumbnails to see all the last uploaded images. I have a lot more to add in the gallery - so keep checking back! :)

Elizabeth attended the premiere of the film, Forgetting Sarah Marshall in Los Angeles last night. She looked great! At the film’s after-party, she caught up with actor Paul Rudd, whom will co-star with Elizabeth in Mentors later this year. Click on the thumbnail to the left to see all images from the event. :)