Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Oliver Stone’s biographical comedy-drama W. is based on the life of George W. Bush, who could have been played by Christian Bale, but he ended up dropping out of the project. Throughout his career as a filmmaker, Oliver Stone has covered a variety of genres, from horror with Seizure to war movies with Platoon and thriller with Savages, and one genre that can be found multiple times in his career is political film.
Christian Bale Didn't Feel Like He Could Play George W. Bush Oliver Stone cast Christian Bale as George W. Bush in W. because he was looking for a star, and back then, Bale was known for his performances in American Psycho, The Machinist, Batman Begins, and The Prestige. Being a well-known method actor, Bale spent months studying and learning the mannerisms and vocal tics of George W. Bush, but when it was time for the prosthetic makeup tests, Bale wasn’t satisfied with the results .