LBJ
“I knew he could bring not only the humor, but humanity to the part,” director Rob Reiner raves of LBJ star Woody Harrelson. “So the character becomes not a cartoon or a two-dimensional bull in a china shop, but more rounded.” The film focuses on Lyndon Johnson’s transition to the presidency after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. “People have certain ideas that he was this tough, arm-twisting guy, which he was,” says Rob. “But he had this other side to him: He was very insecure, very nervous about making decisions and going forward.” Jennifer Jason Leigh co-stars as wife Lady Bird Johnson. “I knew a tiny bit about her before I read the script, but not that much,” says Jennifer. “She’s an amazing woman.” Woody came to admire LBJ as well: “He was complicated, but he was a relentlessly tireless worker. He really was great at getting his way.” [R]