From the Hollywood Reporter:
The story of Ronald Reagan’s life — from boyhood to Hollywood actor to leader of the free world — is about to spill out on the big screen in a way quite different from the miniseries that caused such a stir seven years ago.
The feature film, titled “Reagan” and sporting a $30 million production budget, is set for release late next year and will be based on two best-selling biographies of the 40th U.S. president by Paul Kengor: “The Crusader” and “God and Ronald Reagan.”
Mark Joseph, who optioned the books four years ago, is co-producing with Ralph Winter and Jonas McCord wrote the script…
Said Joseph: “This is a great story. I’m just glad no one else in Hollywood thinks so, or they’d have made this film by now.”
The “Reagans” miniseries starred James Brolin as the president and was supposed to air on CBS until a controversy erupted over alleged left-wing bias…
“Only in Hollywood could you make an insulting, condescending movie about a much-loved historical figure, hire an actor who loathes the man, watch it flop and then somehow conclude that Americans don’t want to see a movie about him,” Joseph said….
No actors or director have been signed, and the producers are considering two distribution offers…
The filmmakers have created the production company Rawhide Pictures, an homage to the Secret Service code name for Reagan.
Read the full story here.
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