who played stonewall jackson in gods and generals
Stephen Lang
title: Gods and Generals (film) text: Gods and Generals (film) Gods and Generals is a 2003 American period war drama film written and directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. It is an adaptation of the 1996 novel of the same name by Jeffrey Shaara and prequel to Maxwell's 1993 film "Gettysburg". The film stars Stephen Lang as Stonewall Jackson, Jeff Daniels as Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and Robert Duvall as General Robert E. Lee. Colonel Robert E. Lee resigns from the Union Army as the south secedes from the Union and both sides prepare for war. Major Jackson, who is a professor at Virginia Military Institute in title: Gods and Generals (film) text: and worked without pay. Among them, 2nd South Carolina String Band portrays the players of "The Bonnie Blue Flag" during a troops entertainment music show. In exchange, Ted Turner agreed to donate $500,000 to Civil War battlefield preservation. The movie was filmed in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, western Maryland and in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Actual historic locations in the film include Virginia Military Institute and Washington & Lee University, known as Washington College during the Civil War. Russell Crowe was the original choice to play Stonewall Jackson, but scheduling conflicts prevented his availability in the summer and fall title: Gods and Generals (film) text: I can, and the overwhelming percentage of those that wrote me said, 'How could you let them butcher your book like that?' I have no answer to that because I had no control or power to change what came up on the screen." Gods and Generals (film) Gods and Generals is a 2003 American period war drama film written and directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. It is an adaptation of the 1996 novel of the same name by Jeffrey Shaara and prequel to Maxwell's 1993 film "Gettysburg". The film stars Stephen Lang as Stonewall Jackson, Jeff Daniels as Lieutenant Colonel title: Stephen Lang text: the role of Colonel Nathan Jessup in "A Few Good Men," a role made famous on film (1992) by Jack Nicholson. He is the winner of over half a dozen theatre awards including the Drama Desk and Helen Hayes awards. In films, he played Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett in "Gettysburg" (1993) and the lead role of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in the Gettysburg prequel "Gods and Generals" (2003), both from director Ronald F. Maxwell. He considers "Gods and Generals" to be his finest performance. Arguably, his most famous film role, before "Avatar", was his portrayal of the villainous Ike Clanton title: Gods and Generals (film) text: reprising his role as Lee due to contractual obligations to "The West Wing". During post-production, Maxwell, Warner Bros. executives, and Turner debated on whether to release the film as two parts over two years or as a single film. Maxwell decided to focus on Stonewall Jackson's history in one film. The director's cut was released for Blu-ray Disc on May 24, 2011. Among the footage edited includes a sub-plot which follows John Wilkes Booth, the famous actor who would eventually assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. One scene towards the end of the extended cut of the film features Chamberlain and his