I doubt this will be all that harsh on Teddy - this is Hollywood, after all.
Movie set to be released in April 2018.
I wonder if it will show that Teddy was drunk and ran to avoid getting arrested for DWI? Or the fact that when he abandoned Mary Jo Kopechne she was still alive and probably lived for up to an hour before she ran out of air?
Probably not. As you said, this is Hollywood. It was probably all Trump’s fault.
Ted Kennedy was a drunken coward his whole life.
Hell!...He'll be portrayed as a “victim of mysterious circumstances” that cost him his rightful place as President!
I think CNN already made their beloved Teddy as the victim of the biopic. Something about derailing a great careerist or something.
Of course, CNN couldn’t interview Mary Jo Kopechne as she’s unavailable for comment.
Let’s see if Pocahantas is ready to speak out on behalf of women on this one.... :-)
Don’t hold your breath.
All they have to do is stick to the known facts, but they won’t.
You know, it really bothers me that TRaitor Teddy is buried at Arlington.
He stains that hallowed ground and should be removed.
He was a traitor because he communicated directly with the Soviet leadership in 1983 to counter President Reagan.
Many of those headstones at Arlington who died fighting for their country with their last breath.
A coward like Kennedy does not deserve to be there.
I’m sure it will go right down the line with Teddy’s story, and not vary one iota. They’ll paint him as a sympathetic character.
Teddy was the inspiration for my Tagline.
Years ago I was driving in Alexandria, VA and following a BMW with several “Kennedy” bumper stickers on it’s bumper. I was thinking, another liberal in a sea of liberals until I got closer. Below the bold, “Kennedy” the fine print read, “A blonde in every pond.”
I have a strong suspicion that this movie will tank, if not as bad as the FIFA movie. Reasons:
1) Nobody really remembers or cares about Teddy (aka FRK, for “Fat Rich Kid”.)
2) This vehicular homicide happened 48 years ago.
Hard to tell from a trailer but it doesn’t seem to paint Teddy or the Kennedy’s in a very good light.
Ted Kennedy: “Moses had a temper…”
Aide: “Moses had a temper but he never left a girl at the bottom of the Red Sea.”
Interesting that the comedian Jim Gaffigan is in this in serious role playing Paul F. Markham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_F._Markham
I have been to Chappiquidick where the “accident” took place and no sober person could have made the mistake Kennedy made, taking the wrong turn and driving off that bridge... If that happened today, Kennedy would have lost his senate seat and the American people would have been spared decades of pain from the policies he championed. ROt in Hell, Teddy. Make room on the bench for Cardinal Law who is on his way down...