''Reagan'' is an upcoming biographical

historical drama A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure f ...

film directed by Sean McNamara, starring Dennis Quaid and David Henrie as United States President

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

. The film also features Penelope Ann Miller, Kevin Dillon, Nick Searcy, Skip Schwink, Mena Suvari, Lesley-Anne Down and Jon Voight in supporting roles. Screenwriter Howard Klausner based the script on the book ''The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism''. Principal photography on the film began on September 9, 2020, and included locations such as Guthrie,

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Plot

The film follows Ronald Reagan's life from his childhood to his years as President of the United States, told by a former KGB agent.

Cast

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* Dennis Quaid as

**Tommy Ragen as young Ronald Reagan ** David Henrie as young adult Ronald Reagan * Penelope Ann Miller as

Nancy Reagan Nancy Davis Reagan (; born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American film actress and First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was the second wife of president Ronald Reagan. Reagan was born in N ...

* Nick Searcy as James Baker * C. Thomas Howell as Caspar Weinberger * Kevin Dillon as

Jack L. Warner Jack Leonard Warner (born Jacob Warner; August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978) was a Canadian-American film executive, who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Warner's career spanned some ...

*Skip Schwink as Jimmy Carter * Mena Suvari as Jane Wyman * Jon Voight as Viktor Novikov *

Trevor Donovan Trevor Donovan Neubauer (born October 11, 1978), known professionally as Trevor Donovan, is an American actor and model. He is best known for his role as Teddy Montgomery on the hit teen drama television series '' 90210.'' Life and career Donova ...

as John Barletta * Lesley-Anne Down as Margaret Thatcher * Aleksander Krupa as

Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet politician who served as the 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to dissolution of the Soviet Union, the country's dissolution in 1991. He served a ...

*Hideo Kimura as Yasuhiro Nakasone * Robert Davi as Leonid Brezhnev * Scott Stapp as

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...

Xander Berkeley Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor and voice actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His film roles include '' Terminator 2: Judgment Da ...

George Shultz George Pratt Shultz (; December 13, 1920February 6, 2021) was an American economist, businessman, diplomat and statesman. He served in various positions under two different Republican presidents and is one of the only two persons to have held fou ...

Moriah Peters Moriah Castillo Peters (born October 2, 1992) is an American contemporary Christian singer and songwriter born in Pomona, California and raised in Chino, California and Ontario, California. In 2012, Peters released the album entitled '' I Choose J ...

Loyce Whiteman Loyce Whiteman (1913-1989), also known as Lois Whiteman, was an American popular singer. Biography Born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in Glendale, California, where she attended Glendale High School. She got her start in a singing contest and was ...

Amanda Righetti Amanda Righetti (born April 4, 1983) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Grace Van Pelt on ''The Mentalist'', as well as her roles in ''Friday the 13th'', ''The O.C.'' and ''Colony''. Early life The youngest of eight children, ...

as Nelle Reagan *

Justin Chatwin Justin Chatwin (born October 31, 1982) is a Canadian actor. He began his career in 2001 with a brief appearance in the musical comedy ''Josie and the Pussycats''. Following his breakthrough role as Robbie Ferrier in the blockbuster ''War of the ...

Jack Reagan John Edward Reagan (July 13, 1883 – May 18, 1941) was the father of Ronald Reagan, motion picture actor, who served as the 33rd governor of California and 40th president of the United States and radio station manager Neil Reagan. Ancestry Jac ...

* Ryan Whitney as Margaret "Mugs" Cleaver * Elya Baskin as B.E. Kertchman *

Chris Massoglia Christopher Paul Massoglia (born March 29, 1992) is an American television and motion picture actor, and a city council member for Blaine Minnesota's 3rd Ward. Early life Chris Massoglia was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Christopher and Kar ...

as Pat Boone * Mark Moses as

William P. Clark Jr. William Patrick Clark Jr. (October 23, 1931August 10, 2013) was an American rancher, judge, and public servant who served under President Ronald Reagan as the Deputy Secretary of State from 1981 to 1982, United States National Security Advisor f ...

* Dan Lauria as

Tip O'Neill Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, representing northern Boston, Massachusetts, as ...

* Darci Lynne

Production

Principal photography began on September 9, 2020. Filming locations included

Guthrie, Oklahoma Guthrie is a city and county seat in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex. The population was 10,191 at the 2010 census, a 2.7 percent increase from the figure of 9,925 in the 2000 census. First kno ...

. It was announced on October 22, 2020, that filming had shut down after several crew members tested positive for COVID-19 in the midst of the ongoing pandemic. Filming resumed on November 5, 2020. The film was due to be released in 2021, but now will be released in early 2023.

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* * {{Ronald Reagan 2020s biographical drama films 2020s historical drama films American biographical drama films American films based on actual events American political drama films Cold War films Drama films based on actual events Upcoming English-language films Upcoming films Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Films about presidents of the United States Films based on biographies Films directed by Sean McNamara Films set in the 1940s Films set in the 1950s Films set in the 1980s Films set in Washington, D.C. Films set in the White House Films shot in Oklahoma Political films based on actual events Biographical films about Ronald Reagan Cultural depictions of Leonid Brezhnev Cultural depictions of Jimmy Carter Cultural depictions of Mikhail Gorbachev Cultural depictions of Frank Sinatra Cultural depictions of Margaret Thatcher 2020s English-language films Films produced by Mark Joseph (producer) 2020s American films

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