The Queen 2 2009
My point, dear Oscarguy, was that a portrait of a leader like Prime Minister Blair cannot be laid out as if he was some war-crazed loon. He isn't. He's a well-reasoned man who felt that his decision was the correct one. You can't all of a sudden start portraying him as either warmongering or second-guessing his decision. Neither would be true. I have seen at least a few documentaries about Blair, about the war and about the relationship between Blair and Bush. They aren't rah-rah biopics either. A&E Biography was one of them. The fact that he got along so well with both Clinton and Bush shows that he has many facets, many abilities and many interests. He is a great figure for future generations to remember long after these times pass.
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To be historically accurate, he'll have to portray their relationship as it really was. Tony Blair believed in the same vision that Bush did, which is part of why they became such good allies. I think that has made our partnership with Britain stronger, not weaker. Morgan would have to find the right balance between the reality of what the two men fought so hard for and the controversial nature of going to war under difficult circumstances. If it is truthful, it will be another masterpeice.
"Because here’s the thing about life: There’s no accounting for what fate will deal you. Some days when you need a hand. There are other days when we’re called to lend a hand." -- President Joe Biden, 01/20/2021
Well, okay, it's not exactly 2nd installment of The Queen a la Elizabeth: The Golden Age, but.. uh... well, just look.
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VARIETY MAGAZINE
Morgan prepares 'Queen' sequel
Film looks at U.K.-U.S. relationship
By ADAM DAWTREY
Peter Morgan has started work on a follow-up to "The Queen" that will dig into former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair's relationships with U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
The movie will focus on Blair's reaction to the handover of power from Clinton, a natural liberal ally, to Bush, who came from the other end of the political spectrum.
"Peter sees this as a pivotal moment when the special relationship between Britain and America changed," said producer Andy Harries.
Project will be the third film in Morgan's "Blair trilogy," which began with Channel 4 telepic "The Deal" and continued with "The Queen." Michael Sheen is expected to reprise his role as Blair.
"Peter always hoped to do a trilogy to mark the Blair years that we've all lived through, but it's been difficult to find the right point at which to look at Blair in power," Harries said.
Morgan initially considered tackling the more obvious drama surrounding the run-up to the Iraq war, when Blair fatally compromised his own premiership through his wholehearted support for Bush's invasion plans. But in the end Morgan decided that the roots of those events lay in Blair's difficult adjustment to the transition from Clinton to Bush a few years earlier.
He's researching the project with a plan to start writing by the end of this year. Harries and Christine Langan, the team behind "The Deal" and "The Queen," will produce. No financing is attached, although with Langan working at BBC Films, that would be an obvious home for the project.
Harries already has another Morgan screenplay, "The Damned United," in development with Langan at BBC Films. It's adapted from David Peace's novel about the legendary English soccer coach Brian Clough, with Sheen set to play Clough.
The project was originally due to be directed by Stephen Frears, who also helmed "The Queen," but he stepped aside over the summer to be replaced by Tom Hooper. Pic is casting to shoot next April.
Morgan recently finished a rewrite of "State of Play" and a draft of the adaptation of John le Carre's "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," both for Working Title. Working Title and Imagine Entertainment are also co-producing "Frost/Nixon," Ron Howard's movie version of Morgan's stage hit.
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VARIETY MAGAZINE
Morgan prepares 'Queen' sequel
Film looks at U.K.-U.S. relationship
By ADAM DAWTREY
Peter Morgan has started work on a follow-up to "The Queen" that will dig into former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair's relationships with U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
The movie will focus on Blair's reaction to the handover of power from Clinton, a natural liberal ally, to Bush, who came from the other end of the political spectrum.
"Peter sees this as a pivotal moment when the special relationship between Britain and America changed," said producer Andy Harries.
Project will be the third film in Morgan's "Blair trilogy," which began with Channel 4 telepic "The Deal" and continued with "The Queen." Michael Sheen is expected to reprise his role as Blair.
"Peter always hoped to do a trilogy to mark the Blair years that we've all lived through, but it's been difficult to find the right point at which to look at Blair in power," Harries said.
Morgan initially considered tackling the more obvious drama surrounding the run-up to the Iraq war, when Blair fatally compromised his own premiership through his wholehearted support for Bush's invasion plans. But in the end Morgan decided that the roots of those events lay in Blair's difficult adjustment to the transition from Clinton to Bush a few years earlier.
He's researching the project with a plan to start writing by the end of this year. Harries and Christine Langan, the team behind "The Deal" and "The Queen," will produce. No financing is attached, although with Langan working at BBC Films, that would be an obvious home for the project.
Harries already has another Morgan screenplay, "The Damned United," in development with Langan at BBC Films. It's adapted from David Peace's novel about the legendary English soccer coach Brian Clough, with Sheen set to play Clough.
The project was originally due to be directed by Stephen Frears, who also helmed "The Queen," but he stepped aside over the summer to be replaced by Tom Hooper. Pic is casting to shoot next April.
Morgan recently finished a rewrite of "State of Play" and a draft of the adaptation of John le Carre's "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," both for Working Title. Working Title and Imagine Entertainment are also co-producing "Frost/Nixon," Ron Howard's movie version of Morgan's stage hit.