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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Elana Schor

The cinematic Cheney is chosen

Given his contributions to the Al Gore campaign in 2000, actor Richard Dreyfuss doesn't seem like the sort to be afraid of a little political retribution.

And it's a good thing, too -- because the white-haired star of The American President is about to sign on as the notorious American vice president in Oliver Stone's new film, simply called W. This follows on the heels of three other crack casting choices: amazing Jeffrey Wright as Colin Powell, squinty Scott Glenn as Rumsfeld, and hilariously weaselly Rob Corddry as hilariously weaselly White House press secretary Ari Fleischer.

Stone really should have cast Philip Seymour Hoffman as Karl Rove. But the choice of Toby Jones is a decent plan B, given that he and Hoffman have both played Truman Capote.

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