Gas2No99 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Report: Pacino to star as Paterno in HBO film Al Pacino is reportedly in line to star as former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, whose story is being made into a movie for HBO, according to a report According to The Hollywood Reporter, Barry Levinson will be the executive producer and director for a movie about Penn State's legendary football coach who fell from grace when he became embroiled in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. The film does not yet have a title, according to the trade publication. Al Pacino, center, who is reportedly in line to star as Joe Paterno in a biopic, previously played fictional football coach Tony D'Amato in "Any Given Sunday." Warner Bros. Pictures/Online USA Pacino has been nominated for eight Academy Awards and won best actor in 1993 for "Scent of A Woman." He won an Emmy Award for "You Don't Know Jack" in 2010, also an HBO project. Levinson won the Academy Award as best director in 1989 for "Rain Man." Paterno was the head coach at Penn State from 1966 to 2011, during which time he became the winningest coach in college football history. He was fired in 2011 in the fallout over the scandal involving longtime assistant Sandusky, who was arrested that same year and charged with 52 counts of sexual abuse of young boys. In 2012, Sandusky was found guilty on 45 counts and is serving a 30- to 60-year prison term for abusing 10 boys. Sandusky is appealing the case. The scandal led to Paterno's firing in November 2011, and he died of cancer two months later at the age of 85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Jack Kevorkian, Phil Specter and now Joe Paterno? Is there an HBO biopic Pacino won't star in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombdirt Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 This seems unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 On 6/5/2017 at 5:51 PM, Bombdirt said: This seems unnecessary. Definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OH THE PAIN Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Who plays Sandusky , Bill Belicheat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Sounds like an Absolutely terrible idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPitch Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 I wouldnt want to taste or smell his fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Any given bathroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Claw Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Ugh, why does the world need a movie about this trash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn31 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 If this movie has to be made, unless he adamantly turned down the role, why not cast Joe Pesci as Paterno? Since the late 80s it always seemed like Paterno was the role Pesci was born to play. I was also on board for Dustin Hoffman to play Bernie Madoff over De Niro (strictly based on the looks department) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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