I understand and accept that James Stewart was a Republican, at least after his flying and bombing service during World War II. And I accept that this native of Pennsylvania was a cornfield religious fellow as far as it went.
But the trailer for Aaron Burns‘ Jimmy, which will open on 11.6.26, indicates a vibe of hardcore patriotic conservativism that feels a bit…forced? As in a tiny bit MAGA-ish?
“Based on the untold true story of Jimmy Stewart”? Untold in what sense? I’ve been reading about Stewart’s war saga, chapter and verse, for decades.
For me the most stirring aspect of Stewart’s creative life was how his WWII experience not only toughened him up but prompted him to explore life’s dark inner recesses. The sardonic, romantically foolhardy Philadelphia Story guy grew into Vertigo‘s haunted Scotty Ferguson.
The problem is that the blue-eyed Stewart is being portrayed by KJ Apa, whose natural eyes (color contacts look false) are a deep Samon brown**.
** KJ Apa’s father is Samoan and a matai (chief) of his village in Samoa; his mother is a European New Zealander.
