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Hollywood bands together against Bush

Jul 5, 2004 8:02 AM

A clutch of Hollywood stars, writers and directors, including Woody Harrelson, Scarlet Johansson and West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin, have banded together for liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org to campaign against US President George Bush, press reports said on Monday.

Actors including Danny Glover, Kevin Bacon and Alicia Silverstone are due to appear on the small screen in a series of advertisements opposing Bush's presidency, according to Time magazine and The Los Angeles Times.

Musician Moby has also reportedly been recruited to the effort to drive Bush from office.

MoveOn.org, which has already run ads criticising Bush, is expected to soon announce its list of all-star support.

One ad spot is directed by Rob Reiner, the producer of When Harry met Sally and A Few Good Men, and written by Sorkin, while a separate animated spot features the voices of Johansson, the recent star of Lost In Translation, Bacon and Ed Asner.

The political ads will be tested on focus groups before MoveOn.org decides where and when to run them on television.

The liberal group is backed by billionaire investor George Soros among others, and has just over two million members, according to The Los Angeles Times.