The prevailing view is that US President George W. Bush was, and is, a fool of the highest order who fell arse-backwards into the Oval office. The president is a soft target; more a sitting duck than a lame one, but the overwhelming condemnation of his eight years in office does not bear the mark of genuine historical inquiry.

The biographical film, whose trailer has been doing the rounds on the internet in the past week, has been tipped for a US release date of October 17 this year, hitting the big screen just before the November presidential election.