In order to shoot "W.", the director Oliver Stone did a lot of work before the start of the game. He checked a lot of Bush’s life and deeds and did related research. He also learned from Bush Jr. “Make up your mind, overcome all difficulties, and fail. Purpose, "Never give up" willpower and "strict self-discipline" tough style. Oliver said that no political judgment was added to the film. The crew did not come to find trouble or be criticized, but wanted to objectively and fairly reproduce the people and things that Bush had experienced. He insisted that this film portrayed Bush Jr. in his eyes from a fair standpoint. The film was not made to create a completely negative image of Bush. The real purpose is to show his life with real events that happened to Bush. , Including how to gain power and become president.
In the director's mind, the best candidate for Bush Jr. was originally Christian Charles Philip Bale , and after negotiations with Christian almost reached an agreement. Oliver Stone has even revealed the ultimate identity of the male number one in many interviews, but at the moment when the final decision was made, this Christian still chose to give up. And Sandy Newton, who played Rice in the film, felt very happy when he learned that he was playing the role, and found all the biographies about Rice that were available on the book market to read
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