The race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race may be heating up, But there's a different kind of race going on in Hollywood when it comes to who will best portray Ronald Reagan: Dennis Quaid or Jeff Daniels? Quaid is set to star in a biopic about the 40th US president, while Daniels has just signed on to play the late president in a new film about the events surrounding Reagan's 1986 meeting with the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
According to Deadline, Daniels will be the headliner. Reykjavik In the role of Reagan alongside Jared Harris (Gorbachev), and J.K. Simmons, who will portray U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz. Michael Russell Gunn will make his feature film debut in the new film, directing from a screenplay he wrote himself. His previous credits include producer of SK Global and the Netflix limited series Thailand Cave Rescuein addition to working as a writer and producer on Billions, designated survivorAnd newsroom. Reykjavik Promises to be an intense political drama This will tell you the story of that fateful weekend in October 1986 when the future of humanity hung in the balance. Read on for details below.
Based on the incredible true story, Reykjavik is set during the Cold War at its most dangerous point, when two political enemies, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, must meet in Iceland over a long, tense weekend to decide whether there will be peace or war in the world.
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These actors have brought a sense of prestige to the role of leader of the free world.
Photography by Reykjavik Filming is expected to begin in October, with the filming taking place at the Hovdi House, the actual site of the 1986 summit. While the meeting between the two leaders seemed to yield little at the time, the event has gone down in history as one of the most pivotal moments of the Cold War, as it became clear to both Reagan and Gorbachev that they could not continue on the path of war. Both sides eventually made concessions, and the Cold War finally ended in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Who would be the better Reagan? Jeff Daniels or Dennis Quaid?
Avoidance of Reykjavik Dennis Quaid will add his own touch to the former president with his first appearance alongside Jeff Daniels. Reagan On August 30. Directed by Sean McNamara (Spiritual Surfer, Season of miraclesThe film will cover Reagan's life from his humble beginnings to his rise to the presidency. The film also stars Penelope Ann Miller as Nancy Reagan, Skip Schwenk as Jimmy Carter, Alexander Krupa as Mikhail Gorbachev, C. Thomas Howell as Caspar Weinberger, and Lesley-Anne Down as Margaret Thatcher.
While they are two very different films, one dealing with a specific moment in time and the other a more in-depth look at the man who first coined the phrase “Make America Great Again,” it will be interesting to see how the two are pitted against each other. Will Daniels or Quaid portray Reagan better, and does it really matter? In the end, we will all come away as winners, and we will see these two amazing actors do what they do best.
Watch our interview with Dennis Quaid below as he talks about playing Ronald Reagan in his upcoming film.
