July
13
Brolin and Wright Arrested in Pub Brawl
Looks like emotions were running high Saturday night off the set of Oliver Stone's W in Shreveport, Louisiana. Actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright and other W cohorts were arrested trying to prevent police from arresting a fellow crew member, according to various reports. Here's the A.P.:
Shreveport police Sgt. Willie Lewis said Brolin, Wright and five others were arrested just after 2 a.m. at a club called the Stray Cat bar.A call to deal with a rowdy patron drew interference from other patrons, Lewis said.
The Times of Shreveport reported that Brolin was booked and posted $334 cash bond to be released. Police could not say Saturday night whether he or the others had been released. The paper said they are part of the crew on an Oliver Stone film, "W," about President George W. Bush.
In a January interview with Variety, Stone said he wanted the film, in which Brolin plays George W. Bush, to be "a fair, true portrait of the man. How did Bush go from being an alcoholic bum to the most powerful figure in the world?"
[Photos: Brolin in W, and police mug shot]
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Boy, I guess Brolin really is a Method actor!
Posted by: cadavra | July 13, 2008 at 12:32 PM
Do you really think the film will be a fair assessment of Bush? The dribs and drabs of leaks so far suggest otherwise, and his rush to get the film out before the elections indicates he wants it to play a role in the presidential outcome. That's his decision -- and he's entitled to it, but he sounds insincere with his comments.
Posted by: Christian Toto | July 13, 2008 at 09:52 PM
I'm an admirer of JFK and Nixon--both fascinating fictional interpretations of what happened. I will wait and see.
Posted by: anne Thompson | July 13, 2008 at 10:28 PM
I saw on the news today that the bar brawl happened because some fuckin white trash redneck called Wright a racist name.
Aah, rednecks. Can live without 'em.
Can't wait to see this Bush film. I've been hearing rumors on /Slash that this is supposed to be a satire or something.
Posted by: DEAF FEMINIST PUNK!!! | July 15, 2008 at 10:40 AM