''Reagan'' is an upcoming

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film directed by Sean McNamara, starring

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and

David Henrie David Clayton Henrie ( ; born July 11, 1989) is an American actor, writer, and director. He is noted for playing Ted Mosby's future son Luke on ''How I Met Your Mother'' and Justin Russo in ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', as well as starring in t ...

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Ronald Reagan. The film also features

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Kevin Dillon Kevin Brady Dillon (born August 19, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Johnny "Drama" Chase on the HBO comedy series '' Entourage'', Bunny in the war film ''Platoon'', and John Densmore in the musical biopic ''The Do ...

Nick Searcy Nicholas Alan Searcy (born March 7, 1959) is an American character actor best known for portraying Chief Deputy United States Marshal Art Mullen on FX's '' Justified''. He also had a major role in the Tom Hanks–produced miniseries ''From the ...

, Skip Schwink,

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and

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in supporting roles. Screenwriter Howard Klausner based the script on the book ''The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism''.

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...

on the film began on September 9, 2020, and included locations such as Guthrie, Oklahoma.

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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as Ronald Reagan **Tommy Ragen as young Ronald Reagan **

as young adult Ronald Reagan *

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 Ne ...

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*Skip Schwink as

Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 19 ...

Jane Wyman Jane Wyman ( ; born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007)"Actress, P ...

as Viktor Novikov *

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as John Barletta *

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* Aleksander Krupa as Mikhail Gorbachev *Hideo Kimura as

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as Frank Sinatra *

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* Moriah Peters as

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* Amanda Righetti as

Nelle Reagan Nelle Clyde Wilson Reagan (July 24, 1883 – July 25, 1962) was the mother of United States President Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) and his older brother Neil Reagan (1908–1996). Early life Nelle was born in Fulton, Illinois, the oldest of ...

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as Margaret "Mugs" Cleaver *

Elya Baskin Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books o ...

as B.E. Kertchman *

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as William P. Clark Jr. *

Dan Lauria Daniel Joseph Lauria (born April 12, 1947) is an American actor, known for playing the role of Jack Arnold in '' The Wonder Years'' (1988–1993), Jack Sullivan on ''Sullivan and Son'' (2012–2014), and Al Luongo on '' Pitch'' (2016–2017). Ea ...

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Production

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 ...

. It was announced on October 22, 2020, that filming had shut down after several crew members tested positive for

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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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