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Hold me now, 2020 has delivered its most arguably damning news yet. Scott Stapp, of Creed fame, has been tapped to portray Frank Sinatra in an upcoming Dennis Quaid-led Ronald Reagan biopic, aptly titled Reagan. Listen. We need a Reagan biopic like a black mold problem, but since it’s tapping into the chaotic nostalgia of 2006, we welcome it—clears throat—with arms wide open.

Specifically, Stapp will depict one of Sinatra’s performances at the Coconut Grove during Reagan’s tenure as Screen Actor’s Guild president, according to Billboard. In a statement, Stapp said, “Sinatra in performance mode was an exercise in restraint. He had this steely, stylish swagger and his sheer presence commanded a room. I was excited to join the cast and blown away by the on-set attention to detail, style, and overall production.”

If you thought that casting news was too much, let's work our way down the IMDb page, shall we? Quaid—who has previously called Reagan his favorite president—is starring in the biopic. While it’s undeniable that The Rookie is a classic, Quaid last big films were A Dog's Purpose and the natural follow-up, A Dog's Journey. Reagan, which clearly had no wherewithal to say when, also features Jon Voigt as Viktor Novikov, a KGB agent who tracked Reagan for years. All in all, it seems like a Who’s Who of “Oh God.”

All of this means that in a real moment of reflection and contemplation, someone sifted through the list of political figures from our past and said, “Who’s story needs to be told?” landed on Reagan, completely passed up the shining city on a hill, and then ended up somewhere in Fairfax and said, “Screw it. This will do. Get Creed for Sinatra.” Where was Chad Kroeger? Sure, he's Canadian, but at least his eyes are a shade closer to blue.

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Earlier this year, Martin Scorsese had everyone picturing Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Sinatra with Jennifer Lawrence by his side as Ava Gardner.

But now, the director’s long-in-the-works Sinatra biopic looks like it has stalled again.

Variety reports that Scorsese’s story about the Hoboken crooner has been postponed.

His Sinatra movie was supposed to film this year, as was “The Life Of Jesus,” based on the 1973 novel by Shūsaku Endō.

Instead, both movies have reportedly been pushed back.

Variety says the Sinatra film even had a November start date before it was canceled in August.

One hurdle Scorsese, 81, has historically faced is getting the blessing of Sinatra’s daughter Tina Sinatra, 75, who controls the singer’s estate.

Frank Sinatra died in 1998, when he was 82.

Talk of Scorsese’s would-be Sinatra biopic first emerged in 2009.

Originally, the movie was attached to Universal Pictures, with screenwriter Billy Ray (“Captain Phillips,” “Richard Jewell”) and Tina Sinatra as a producer. Then Michael Chabon came along with a script that drew from Tina Sinatra’s Frank Sinatra memoir “My Father’s Daughter.”

But in 2017, Scorsese told the Toronto Sun the Sinatra family had ended his plans for a film on Sinatra.

“They won’t agree to it,” the Oscar-winning director told the paper. “Open it up again and I’m there!”

It’s unclear if Tina Sinatra had been onboard at all during the most recent effort to make the movie.

While DiCaprio, who has starred in six of Scorsese’s films — most recently “Killers of the Flower Moon” — had long been attached to play Sinatra, a new reported addition was his fellow Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence as Ava Gardner, who was Sinatra’s second wife.

In 1939, Sinatra married Nancy Barbato Sinatra in Jersey City. They had three children — Nancy Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr. and Tina Sinatra.

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1962 American psychological political thriller film

This article is about the original 1962 film. For the 2004 remake, see The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film).

The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 American neo-noirpsychologicalpolitical thriller film directed and produced by John Frankenheimer. The screenplay is by George Axelrod, based on the 1959 Richard Condon novel The Manchurian Candidate. The film's leading actors are Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, and Angela Lansbury, with co-stars Janet Leigh, Henry Silva, and James Gregory.

The plot centers on Korean War veteran Raymond Shaw, part of a prominent political family. Shaw is brainwashed by communists after his Army platoon is captured. He returns to civilian life in the United States, where he becomes an unwitting assassin in an international communist conspiracy. The group, which includes representatives of the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union, plans to assassinate the presidential nominee of an American political party, with the death leading to the overthrow of the U.S. government.

The film was released in the United States on October 24, 1962, at the height of U.S.–Soviet hostility during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was widely acclaimed by Western critics and was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Angela Lansbury) and Best Editing. It was selected in 1994 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Plot

Soviet and Chinese soldiers capture a U.S. Army platoon during the Korean War, taking them to communist China. Three days later, Sergeant Raymond Shaw and Captain Bennett "Ben" Marco return to UN lines. Upon Marco's recommendation, Shaw is awarded the Medal of Honor for saving his soldiers' lives in combat, though two men were killed. Shaw returns to the U.S.,

Film by Sean McNamara

Reagan is a 2024 American biographicaldrama film directed by Sean McNamara and written by Howard Klausner, based on Paul Kengor's 2006 book The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism. The film stars Dennis Quaid as President Ronald Reagan, alongside Penelope Ann Miller, Jon Voight, Kevin Dillon, David Henrie, and Mena Suvari.

Filming began on September 9, 2020, and included locations such as Guthrie, Oklahoma. Reagan was theatrically released in the United States on August 30, 2024. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $30.1 million.

Plot

Moscow, 2001, Russian politician Andrei Novikov arrives at the home of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, and questions why the Soviet Union fell. Petrovich, who was assigned to surveil U.S. politician Ronald Reagan, discusses the Soviet Union's past ambitions to infiltrate Washington, D.C. and Hollywood. Petrovich details Reagan's childhood in 1920s Illinois, where his father Jack was an alcoholic but his mother Nelle instilled Reagan with Christian values.

Reagan becomes a born again Christian, and works as a lifeguard and radio announcer. He later moves to Hollywood, where he becomes an actor for Warner Bros. After World War II, Reagan's status as a leading man is in decline, though he is elected president of the Screen Actors Guild in 1947. During the Hollywood blacklist era, Reagan becomes a FBI informant and feuds with Herbert Sorrell, a union organizer. Reagan's marriage to actress Jane Wyman ends in divorce due to his political involvement and the premature death of their daughter Christine.

In 1949, Reagan meets actress Nancy Davis, and the two marry in 1952. In 1964, Reagan campaigns for Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater, and delivers his "A Time for Choosing" speech. Reagan discusses his political future, and decides to run for governor of California in 1966. In 1969, Governor Reagan clashes with stude