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Jared Harris Is 'Lincoln's Ulysses S. Grant
Steven Spielberg's historical drama 'Lincoln' is shaping up to be a strangely British affair. After news that Daniel Day-Lewis would be portraying President Abraham Lincoln, word has just come down that the part of Ulysses S. Grant, Union general during the Civil War and future president himself, has been assigned to Jared Harris. Harris, the son of legendary late actor Richard Harris, is probably best known for his role as Lane Pryce on AMC's wildly successful series 'Mad Men.' Harris will also be seen next month as the sinister Prof. Moriarty in 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.' No release date for 'Lincoln' has yet been set.
I'm a big fan of Jared Harris. I think the decision to cast him as Moriarty was absolutely perfect and I can't wait to see him in 'A Game of Shadows.' I will admit I'm having trouble wrapping my head around his casting as Grant. But with the right makeup and a believable 19th century American accent, which I'm sure he is talented enough to pull off, I suppose the illusion will be more convincing. The film is based on the book 'Team of Rivals,' by Doris Kearns Goodwin which focuses on Lincoln's conflicts with the men of his cabinet during the events leading up to, and following, the Civil War. I would therefore prefer Spielberg cast actors with great skill and discipline no matter what country they hale from rather than be restricted to casting only American actors and getting stuck with someone who doesn't have the chops.
What do you guys think of this piece of casting?
Source: Variety
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Comment by GorTheMovieGod on November 30, 2011 at 11:10pm -
He was also the only decent thing in the Lost in Space movie...besides Gary Oldman of course.
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Comment by GorTheMovieGod on November 30, 2011 at 11:08pm
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Man I love this guy!!! He actually made that horrible movie The Ward tolerable.
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Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on November 30, 2011 at 3:52pm -
Eh, what'you gonna do, sex sells!
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Comment by Dr. Detfink on November 29, 2011 at 11:35pm -
If its a period of Lincoln's life then it's not based off Team of Rivals because that book is based off letters written between these men who brought out the best in each other since BEFORE Lincoln's Presidency. Pretty much back before e-mails, these are political events based off internal political decisions where Lincoln KNEW if he allowed emancipated slaves to have equal rights such as serving on juries he would not be re-elected but his constituents felt he wasn't going far enough with the Emancipation Proclamation. It also spans the birth of the Copper heads...
So if it's just a period of Lincoln's life, that's fine and it becomes clear the Author of Team of Rivals wanted a royalty check.
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Comment by The Film Rebellion on November 29, 2011 at 11:08pm -
This movie sounds amazing and the casting of Daniel Day Lewis is PERFECT (sorry, Neeson). However, I kind of have a problem with the casting of Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln. Field is an excellent actress and all but she's 10 years older than Day Lewis. Also, if this is a movie about a period of Lincoln's life, shouldn't they cast an actress who is around the same age as or maybe a few years younger than Day Lewis. Field is just too old for the part. Plain and simple.
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Comment by Nuk60 on November 29, 2011 at 8:58pm
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This film will be about the last three months of Lincoln's life....just to clarify with everyone.
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Comment by Mr.K on November 29, 2011 at 8:41pm -
I am fuckin EXCITED!
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Comment by ghostwriter on November 29, 2011 at 6:07pm -
I thought when you said Lincoln, you were talking about the Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter film being made...is that still being made? I don't know, all I know is I want chocolate....NOW!
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Comment by OperaW on November 29, 2011 at 4:14pm
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Way to drop the knowledge Dr Detfink! That was Lincoln's most interesting characteristic was pitting people against eachother in his presidency to get the most out of them. I'm curious what you would think of a biopic Theodore Roosevelt... He was most definitly one of the last of his breed of "old school" turn of the century guys who flew against his own party at times (if not most of the time).
Anyways, it's good to see Daniel Day Lewis still get good work.
And I definitly agree with your sentiments of Republicans once being the good guys.
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Comment by Iain Hood on November 29, 2011 at 4:13pm -
He is also playing Q in sky fall!
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