Yesterday we revealed that James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn had been added to the cast of Robert Redford’s Abraham Lincoln flick The Conspirator, beating Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln project to the punch.
However, Spielberg’s film, scripted by writer Tony Kushner, is still in progress and Spielberg himself had some words for Redford’s film:
“We are very happy that Redford will be doing this Lincoln movie. It is completely different from what our DreamWorks Lincoln movie will be, and we believe that it will add to the commercial potential of our film. Lincoln as a subject is inexhaustible.”
Also, Variety indicates that Spielberg may be looking toward actor Robert Downey Jr. to play the lead role in his next film Harvey. I say it’s a 50/50 chance between Downey and Tom Hanks, but time will tell.
