Thandie Newton to play Condoleezza Rice in Oliver Stone’s Bush movie
IMP News Wire Dated April, 07 2008

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. Newton, who was born in Zambia and raised in England, is a Brit, making her the first non-American to be cast for a role in the U.S. administration. She is currently in theaters with "Run, Fat Boy, Run." Cardiff-born Gruffudd ("Fantastic Four").

"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.

Among the key "W" roles yet to be cast are Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and advisor Karl Rove.

Courtesy: Reuters/Hollywood Reporter