Stone's 'W' begins shooting

 

Published 5/17/2008 at Variety.com

Web Exclusive: QED, Lionsgate selling film's rights -- George W. Bush is on location in Louisiana -- or at least Oliver Stone's rendition of the country's 43rd president. Stone began lensing "W" in Shreveport on May 12, just as Bill Block's international sales company QED Intl. arrived on the Croisette to sell foreign rights to the pic. [link]

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