Jane Fonda will play Nancy Reagan in new movie
How’s this for strange bedfellows?
Jane Fonda, the sometimes Atlantan whom critics love to hate as “Hanoi Jane” for her Vietnam War era activism, will portray the wife of one of conservatives’ most revered figures: Nancy Reagan.
Fonda will play the former first lady in several scenes in the movie “The Butler,” reports Movie Talk, citing several industry sources.
“The historical drama is based on a story written in the Washington Post about a White House servant, Eugene Allen, who served eight presidents in the White House from Harry Truman through Ronald Reagan -— meaning plenty of chances for cameos from A-list actors,” the report says.
Fonda was in Atlanta in January and posted some photos and comments about the trip on her blog:
“I’m here for various events on behalf of my non-profit, The Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, and to see my daughter and grandkids. It’s been rainy and cold but still, as always, Atlanta is a warm and friendly place and I love being back and seeing so many friends and colleagues.”
- Jennifer Brett/The Buzz/jbrett@ajc.com
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61 comments Add your comment
mamaj
March 28th, 2012
4:25 pm
I would never watch anything with Nancy Reagan in it, but Jane Fonda playing her, would make me change my mind.
iRun
March 28th, 2012
4:49 pm
I was just in Ha Noi. Beautiful city. Fantastic food. The people are short, though very friendly.
c
March 28th, 2012
4:51 pm
So Nancy Reagan is now Jesus! to that I say Jesus Christ are you nuts! She was a manipulative, controlling beeatch who kept her Alzheimer’s ridden husband in office by covering up his senility and running the country herself (pretty poorly I might add).
Jane Fonda is far to attractive to play this lollypop head hag!
Buckwheat
March 28th, 2012
8:10 pm
January Jones eats placenta.
CO springs
March 29th, 2012
9:28 am
“I would think that if you understood what communism was, that you would hope, you would prat on your knees that we would some day becvome communist.” Jane Fonda 1970
Two years later she says what a beautiful place and government Noth Vietnam has. Sits in an anti-aircraft gun with NVA blouse and pants.
Goes on TV to apologize and says she was sorry for allowing that picture to be taken. HUH. she never said she was sorry for sitting in that gun used to shoot at US heros only that her picture was taken.
dERWOOD
March 29th, 2012
10:10 am
TO THE PESON WONDERING AS TO WHAT REAGAN EVER DID FOR AMERICA. HE SAVED US FROM JIMMY CARTER DAYS. WE HAVE NOT HAD A PRESIDENT NOMINEE SINCE RONALD REAGAN. AS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY WE WON’T SUPPORT HANOI JANE PELOSI CLINTON FONDA BY SEEING THIS MOVIE.
c
March 29th, 2012
11:06 am
dER: Wow, that’ll break the filmmakers hearts! They’d probably pay you NOT to watch it! What a dERK!
31Mike
March 29th, 2012
7:09 pm
Hanoi Jane will forever be known as a “TRAITOR BITCH”!!!!! I will make it a point to piss on her grave when she dies.
Shirli
March 30th, 2012
9:21 am
Wouldn’t even watch Janie play bad witch of the west for which she is well qualified
Cindy St Aubin
March 30th, 2012
12:30 pm
I dont understand why they would choose her. Only to hurt others because there is no way they dont know that will anger and hurt people. As I read the comments I am appalled at people who think she did the right thing. No matter what we are against why would we hurt our boys and girls that are in harms way and serving OUR country. Protests would be fine but to take sides with the enemy while our children are there dying is unforgivable. I refuse to watch anything she makes and I will not see this trash.
Where is our American Spirit and Loyalty
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