Dennis Quaid is Set to Play George W. Bush in AMERICAN CRIME STORY: KATRINA
Dennis Quaid just landed an interesting role in Ryan Murphy's upcoming series American Crime Story: Katrina. The actor will be taking on the role of George W. Bush, which seems like perfect casting!
He joins the previously cast Matthew Broderick as Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael D. Brown, Annette Bening as Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, Courtney B. Vance, Sarah Paulson, and Cuba Gooding Jr. They are putting together an all-star cast for this show.
According to THR, "Quaid will portray the 43rd president of the United States at a time when he was criticized in the media for his handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina." I've always enjoyed Quaid's work and it'll be great to see him in this role.
It's going to be interesting to see how this whole tragic event will be adapted for TV. Knowing Murphy's work, there's no doubt that it will suck audiences right in.
Katrina won't premiere until 2018. Murphy is also developing a third and fourth installment of the franchise. One will tackle the 1997 murder of Gianni Versace, which is set to star Darren Criss and Edgar Ramirez, and the other is going to focus on the Monica Lewinsky scandal.