4. Theodore Roosevelt
One of the most colorful personalities ever to grace the oval office, Teddy Roosevelt’s story would make for an excellently entertaining film.
He won a Nobel Peace Prize, was blinded in one eye during a boxing match while in office, and was shot right before giving a speech in Milwaukee, a speech he still gave! You’ve got the movie right there. But the focus doesn’t even have to be on his days in the White House. Show him in his rough-rider days, make an action movie out of it, but a historically accurate one. A presidential biopic turned cowboy movie is exactly what will send audiences to theaters in droves.
A fervent environmentalist and hunter, he was responsible for the creation of 5 national parks, 18 national monuments, and 150 national forests, Roosevelt certainly left a lasting impact on the country.
As for who could play Roosevelt, Tom Hardy would be an excellent choice. I know that he’s not American, but neither is Day-Lewis and look how that turned out. Hardy vaguely looks the part and has played diverse enough roles that taking on Teddy Roosevelt shouldn’t be too big of a challenge for him.
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