Daniel Day-Lewis to star as Abraham Lincoln in Spielberg biopic

PARIS - FEBRUARY 18: Actor Daniel Day-Lewis attends the premiere of 'Nine' at the Cinema Gaumont Marignan on February 18, 2010 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)

Previously we reported that Steven Spielberg had met with Virginia film officials, now he has officially announced that he will start working on his long awaited biopic on Abraham Lincoln within the next year. According to rumors, the movie is to be based on “best-selling 2005 book ‘Team of Rivals’ by Doris Kearns Goodwin,” those who are familiar with the book will know that the story addresses the start of Lincoln’s political career as well as the power struggles with his cabinet.

The announcement comes nine years after Spielberg first expressed interest in development of the biopic and five years after asking Liam Neeson to play the president. Neeson however has denied being involved in the project, earlier this year he said “I’m not playing Lincoln now. I was attached to it for a while, but now I’m past my sell-by date.”

Instead of Neeson, another brilliant Hollywood actor has signed onto the project. Daniel Day-Lewis is set to star as Abraham Lincoln. The 53-year-old actor, best known for his Academy Awards winning roles in movies such as My Left Foot (1989) and There Will Be Blood (2007), has been visiting potential shooting locations.

After singing up Day-Lewis, Spielberg praised him as one of the “greatest actors” of all time, adding to Hollywood.com:

“I am grateful and inspired that our paths will finally cross with ‘Lincoln’.”

The rest of the cast has yet to be determined, however filming is expected to begin next autumn. The movie is slated for a late 2012 distribution by Dreamworks.

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