Daniel Day-Lewis to Play Abraham Lincoln in Upcoming Spielberg’s Film !!!

November 20, 2010 by Nataly in TV & Movies

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Oscar-winning British actor Daniel Day-Lewis will play Abraham Lincoln, the iconic 16th president of the United States, in an upcoming film directed by Steven Spielberg.

The new movie, which is entitled “Lincoln,” is based on the 2005 best-selling book “Team of Rivals,” written by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Presidential historian. It is focused on the conflict between the president Lincoln and members of his Cabinet during the Civil War from 1861-1865. The movie, is adapted into a screenplay written by Pulitzer winner Tony Kushner, who wrote Spielberg’s film “Munich,” too.

Daniel Day-Lewis has two Best Actor Academy Awards for his roles in 1989′s “My Left Foot” and 2007′s “There Will Be Blood.” The actor is also a four-time Oscar nominee.

“Daniel Day-Lewis would have always been counted as one of the greatest of actors were he from the silent era, the golden age of film or even some time in cinema’s distant future. I am grateful and inspired that our paths will finally cross with ‘Lincoln,’” Steven Spielberg said in a statement.

“LIncoln” is slated to go into production in the fall of 2011 and set to be released in 2012.