It was announced last week that Daniel Day-Lewis would replace Liam Neeson in Steven Spielberg's biopic, Lincoln. Though production is still far off, I can hardly wait to see this film. It's based on historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's Pulitzer prize-winner, Team of Rivals.
Though Neeson was an interested choice, Daniel Day-Lewis will bring a certain level of intensity to the role. Day-Lewis is an expert at playing the conflicted, nineteenth-century male, see Gangs of New York, There Will Be Blood. Lastley, his bone structure is uncannily similar to Lincoln's. Minus the Marfan syndrome.
Oh, and it's directed by Spielberg. I'd like to see what films will be going up against Lincoln for the Oscar.
