Steven Spielberg to delay Lincoln film for election

[dipsydoodle]

Steven Spielberg has said that his Abraham Lincoln biopic will be released after the 2012 US presidential election to avoid it being "political fodder".

The director told the Orlando Sentinel newspaper: "The movie will be purposely coming out after next year's election."

The film will be based on the recent best selling book Team Of Rivals, by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Daniel Day-Lewis will play the president, while his wife will be portrayed by actress Sally Field.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15000181

Spoiler - he gets shot giving rise to the line liner "aside from that how was the play Mrs Lincoln".

[Tikki]

1. I betcha Miss Sally Field knocks that role out of the park...

perfect casting there...

Tikki

[chelsea0011]

2. How does a bio on Lincoln have anything to do with an election?

[Frosty1]

3. There are many similarities between Lincoln and Obama

Each became a lawyer then served in the state legislature before serving a single term in Congress. Each rocketed onto the national political stage with powerful speeches and became commander-in-chief without any military experience.

Both skinny, big-eared Illinoisans -- Obama's own fond description -- are already entering the realm of modern legend. Both were believed too inexperienced to be president. Both were long-shot underdogs for their party's nomination. Yet each went on not only to win, but to nominate the defeated party favorite (who happened to be a senator from New York) as secretary of state. William H. Seward was Lincoln's choice, Hillary Clinton is Obama's.

Both men wrote best-selling books (yes, Lincoln, too: he brought out a hugely popular edition of his Lincoln-Douglas debates).

Both won fame through their transcendent oratory. Both got into political trouble over their church affiliations -- Lincoln for leaving his church too soon, Obama for not leaving soon enough.

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4. Can you give more detail on that?

[Frosty1]

5. See post #3

Sorry, I was in the process of revising it when you posted.

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6. Thanks. Didn't know most of that.

[brettdale]

7. should be a great movie

Good choices of actors also.

[brettdale]

8. I bet

Faux News says hes delayed it to hurt the GOP.