Now, Day-Lewis will make a great Lincoln, just as Day-Lewis makes a great anything. It's never a bad decision to cast him. We've also got Scorsese's The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, starring DiCaprio as young TR, slated for 2011. I like the work these two have done together, but am not sure how I feel about DiCaprio in this particular role. And then, there's a Reagan biopic in the works (screenwriter Jonas McCord) that has yet to attach itself to a director or cast its leading role, but some voters in a Hollywood Reporter poll are gunning for Zac Efron.
With the era of presidential biopics upon us, it is important that the right men are selected for the job. Casting title roles in presidential biopics is my civic duty, and I plan to take it seriously. We've got 44 presidents and I want every last one of of them to get their own big-budget feature film in the next few years.
For your consideration:
Tim Roth as Andrew Jackson
Alan Rickman as George Washington
Albert Finney as Millard Fillmore
Kevin Spacey as Calvin Coolidge
Harry Lennix as Barack Obama
Philip Seymour Hoffman as James Buchanan
Get on it, Hollywood.
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