Daniel Day-Lewis to be Lincoln in Spielberg's biopic!

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    Hattori said: December 05, 2010 07:58 PM

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    This is actually a few days old but...

    http://www.slashfilm.com/daniel-day-...ven-spielberg/



    Liam Neeson was long attached to topline Lincoln, but finally dropped out in July, saying that he’s past his sell-by date, implying that he is too old to play the figure. The casting of Daniel Day-Lewis should please just about everyone, however. It’s an exciting choice for the film. And this is great news for fans of the director; after a couple years in which it seemed he was struggling to get a film financed he’s now in a position to have four rapid-fire releases from 2011 to 2013.
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    skh1 said: December 05, 2010 09:01 PM

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    Could work — he'll have to lose the ear rings, though.

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    Gaidin said: December 05, 2010 10:08 PM

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    Quote Originally Posted by skh1 View Post
    he'll have to lose the ear rings, though.
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    Nanny de Bodemloze said: December 05, 2010 09:11 PM

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    who else could play Lincoln? Seems like perfect casting to me.
     

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    Del Valle said: December 05, 2010 09:39 PM

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    seeing this the day it comes out. Guaranteed good acting.
     

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    Scipio Afracanis said: December 05, 2010 11:27 PM

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    Sold, DDL top 5 of my fav. actors.
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    Tecumseh said: December 06, 2010 12:02 AM

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    Nicholas Cage probably would've made a good Lincoln. I'm dissapointed that he wasn't considered.
     

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    ivan_the_terrible said: December 06, 2010 07:22 AM

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tecumseh View Post
    Nicholas Cage probably would've made a good Lincoln. I'm dissapointed that he wasn't considered.
    He can be back up to Day-Lewis.

    And a plank of wood can be back up to him...

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    Claudius Gothicus said: December 07, 2010 10:24 PM

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tecumseh View Post
    Nicholas Cage probably would've made a good Lincoln. I'm dissapointed that he wasn't considered.
    The Weather Man reference??

    DDL is a superb actor and I'm pretty sure that he'll make a superb role.

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    Nouvelle Vague said: December 06, 2010 02:31 AM

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    I think the universe will explode on opening day.

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    Angrychris said: December 06, 2010 02:44 AM

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    Good actor regardless

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    Dan the Man said: December 06, 2010 08:56 AM

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    Nicholas Cage would most certainly not have made a good Lincoln. Lewis will probably do great, as he always has.
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  13. Stavroforos said: December 06, 2010 08:57 AM

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    So, will this be the Lincoln that slashes Jefferson Davis with a knife in a southern bordello? Because honestly, that's the sort of image that DDL conjures in my mind, lol.
     

  14. frank_garrett said: December 06, 2010 12:07 PM

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    yep good casting but since its spilberg you can expect the movie to be full of cliches and cheesy moments. and off course not accruate. just like shindler list who was a complete bullcrap of a movie
     

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    LegionnaireX said: December 06, 2010 08:35 PM

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    Quote Originally Posted by frank_garrett View Post
    yep good casting but since its spilberg you can expect the movie to be full of cliches and cheesy moments. and off course not accruate. just like shindler list who was a complete bullcrap of a movie
    Schindler's List was an excellent film. you talkin about?

    Anyway, Spielberg in his younger years was a fantastic and imaginative director. The movies he's made in the last decade have been okay to sub-par; hopefully this one will revive his status as a top director.
     

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    Brain_in_a_vat said: December 06, 2010 12:15 PM

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    I agree that Cage would be horrible as Lincoln. Lewis is perfect.
     

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    Biggles said: December 06, 2010 01:49 PM

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    This will be very interesting. Only seen DDL in There Will Be Blood (one of my all time favorites). I imagine that this will be a quite different role Will be interesting to see what will come out of it.


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    Dr. Croccer said: December 06, 2010 02:08 PM

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    Hope he doesn't go like he does when he immersed himself in other roles.
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    Nouvelle Vague said: December 06, 2010 05:54 PM

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    Hope he doesn't go like he does when he immersed himself in other roles.
    He does that in each role, the results speak for themselves I think.

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    Brain_in_a_vat said: December 06, 2010 02:10 PM

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    I recommend you watch 'In the Name of the Father' & 'My Left Foot' too. Both show how well he can act. Gangs of New York is cool too.

    Hope he doesn't go like he does when he immersed himself in other roles.
    That's method acting for ya.