No Liam Neeson? No Problem! Day-Lewis In as Spielberg’s “Lincoln”
Though Steven Spielberg’s Abraham Lincoln biopic had been delayed for the past couple of years, with Liam Neeson originally slated to play the 16th President of the United States before eventually dropping out because, as he suggested, “I’m past my sell-by date,” it looks like things have finally turned around with today’s announcement that Daniel Day-Lewis has signed on to play Lincoln in a film that will “focus 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.” The plan right now is to begin filming late next year for a release during awards season in 2012.
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