Nov 20, 2010

Tidings of great joy: Day-Lewis to play Lincoln

"Daniel Day-Lewis will star as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” for DreamWorks. Friday’s announcement was made by Spielberg and Dreamworks co-chairman and CEO Stacey Snider. Project’s based on the book “Team of Rivals” by Doris Kearns Goodwin with the adaptation by Tony Kushner. Spielberg will produce with Kathleen Kennedy. Story’s focused on the political collision of Lincoln and the powerful men of his cabinet on the road to abolition and the end of the Civil War." — Variety

7 comments:

  1. In the Name of the President, There Will Be Blood.

    (Sorry.)

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  2. I'll stick to watching Henry Fonda in Young Mr. Lincoln.

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  3. He'll drink your Gettysburg Address.

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  4. Speaking of DDL, have you seen this? Cracked me up.
    http://vimeo.com/16085822

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