In an interview with GMTV, Liam Neeson (who recently joined Lee Daniels‘ Selma) stated that he is not involved with Steven Spielberg‘s biopic Lincoln. “I’m not actually playing Lincoln now,” Neeson explained, “I was attached to it for a while, but…now I’m past my sell date.” This development not only begs the question of who could possibly replace Neeson, but also whether or not this long-standing project will ever be translated to the silver screen.
As The Playlist reports, Spielberg is set to begin production soon on his next film War Horse, which is currently due for release in August 2011. There is more troubling news, as the reports also states that Lincoln‘s script is far from finalized, as Tony Kushner (Munich) is still rewriting John Logan‘s (The Last Samurai, The Aviator) original draft.
Lincoln has sure turned out to be one of those “wait and see” projects. It seems as if every new report about this film over the past few years has delayed it even further. And with Neeson out of the picture, who would have surely made the perfect Abraham Lincoln, I am truly doubtful about the project’s future.
Who do you think should replace Neeson? Will this project eventually be brought to life?
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