Jared Harris to play Ulysses S. Grant in Steven Spielberg's LINCOLN
Jared Harris is set to play Ulysses S. Grant. Variety reports that Steven Spielberg has chosen another Brit to play a key role in the DreamWorks drama Lincoln. Daniel Day-Lewis is set to play the title role of Lincoln and Sally Field is starring Mary Todd Lincoln.
The film is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s novel "Team of Rivals”, and was adapted by Tony Kushner. Kathleen Kennedy and Spielberg are producing the film, which will focus “on the political collision of Lincoln and the powerful men of his cabinet on the road to abolition and the end of the Civil War. Grant, who later became the 18th president, was the most successful Union general, starting with victories at Shiloh and Vicksburg.”
Harris will next be seen as Professor Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. At this time there is no release date for Lincoln, but it is shaping up to be an awesome movie for history buffs and lovers of ensemble casts.
What are your thoughts?
The film is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s novel "Team of Rivals”, and was adapted by Tony Kushner. Kathleen Kennedy and Spielberg are producing the film, which will focus “on the political collision of Lincoln and the powerful men of his cabinet on the road to abolition and the end of the Civil War. Grant, who later became the 18th president, was the most successful Union general, starting with victories at Shiloh and Vicksburg.”
Harris will next be seen as Professor Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. At this time there is no release date for Lincoln, but it is shaping up to be an awesome movie for history buffs and lovers of ensemble casts.
What are your thoughts?