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| {{Infobox film | |||
| | name = Lincoln | |||
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| | country = {{Film US}} | |||
| | language = English | |||
| | budget = $100,000,000 | |||
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| '''''Lincoln''''' is an upcoming 2012 ] ] directed by ], starring ] as ] and ] as ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/04/13/spielbergs-lincoln-gets-its-mary-todd-sally-field |title=Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' gets its Mary Todd: Sally Field |author=Breznican, Anthony |date=2011-04-13 |work=InsideMovies.EW.com |accessdate=2011-06-28}}</ref> Filming is expected to begin in the fall of 2011 for release in the fourth quarter of 2012 through Disney’s ] distribution label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/daniel-day-lewis-lincoln-steven-spielberg/|title=Daniel Day-Lewis to Star in Steven Spielberg’s 'Lincoln'|work=]|author=Fischer, Russ|date=2010-11-19}}</ref> | |||
| ==Plot== | |||
| The sixteenth President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, guides the North to victory during the Civil War. | |||
| ==Cast== | |||
| * ] as ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/daniel-day-lewis-lincoln-steven-spielberg |title=Daniel Day-Lewis to Star in Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ |author=Fischer, Russ |date=2010-11-19 |work=] |accessdate=2011-06-28}}</ref> | |||
| * ] as ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/sally-field-lincoln/85875 |title=Sally Field Set to Play Mary Todd Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s LINCOLN |author=Chitwood, Adam |date=2011-04-13 |work=Collider.com |accessdate=2011-06-28}}</ref> | |||
| * ] as ]<ref name="Jones&Gordon-Levitt">{{cite web |url=http://themoviemash.com/2011/05/tommy-lee-jones-joseph-gordon-levitt-join-spielbergs-lincoln |title=Tommy Lee Jones & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ |author=Goetz, Barrett |date=2011-05-05 |work=TheMovieMash.com |accessdate=2011-06-28}}</ref> | |||
| * ] as ]<ref name="Jones&Gordon-Levitt" /> | |||
| * ] as ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/david-strathairn-joins-dreamworks-lincoln-28614 |title=David Strathairn Joins DreamWorks' 'Lincoln' |author=Joshua L. Weinstein |date=2011-06-27 |work=TheWrap.com |accessdate=2011-06-28}}</ref> | |||
| * ] as ] | |||
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| * ] as ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/entertainment_columnists/jeanne_jakle/article/Jeanne-Jakle-McGill-s-profile-going-higher-and-1643484.php |title=Jeanne Jakle: McGill’s profile going higher and higher |author=Jeanne Jakle |date=2011-07-30 |work=mysanantonio.com |accessdate=2011-07-30}}</ref> | |||
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| * ] as ]<ref>http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/walton-goggins-joins-cast-of-lincoln/</ref> | |||
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| == Production == | |||
| In 2001, ] acquired the rights to ]'s biography of Lincoln, '']'' with the intent of using it as the basis for a film.<ref name=neesoncast>{{cite news | author = Michael Fleming | title = Lincoln logs in at DreamWorks: Spielberg, Neeson eye Abe pic | publisher = ] | date = 2005-01-11 | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117916168.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1 | accessdate = 2007-01-24}}</ref> ] was hired to write the script, and playwright Paul Webb and ] rewrote it.<ref>{{cite news|author=Steven Awalt|title='Munich' screenwriter takes on 'Lincoln'|publisher=SpielbergFilms.com|date=2007-03-28|url=http://www.spielbergfilms.com/dreamworks/1362|accessdate=2007-04-01}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> ] was cast as ] in January 2005,<ref name=neesoncast/> while ] was cast as ] in September 2007.<ref name=firstlady>{{cite news | author = Carly Mayberry | title = Field is Spielberg's new first lady | publisher = ] | date = 2007-09-25 | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib429a97580f60ae2f1518b10479f0bce | accessdate=2007-09-26}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> As part of his preparation for the role, Neeson read twenty-two books about the president, as well as his personal writings. He also visited ], where Lincoln was assassinated.<ref>{{cite news | author = Max Evry | title = Liam Neeson Talks Lincoln | publisher = Comingsoon.net | date = 2007-01-24 | url = http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=18545 | accessdate = 2008-05-12}}</ref> However, in July 2010, Neeson left the project, saying that he was 'too old to play the former commander-in-chief'.<ref>{{cite news|author=Simon Reynolds|title=Neeson quits Spielberg's Lincoln biopic|publisher=DigitalSpy.co.uk|date=2010-07-30|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a253207/neeson-quits-spielbergs-lincoln-biopic.html}}</ref> In November 2010, it was announced that ] was cast in the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/nov/19/daniel-day-lewis-spielberg-lincoln|title=Daniel Day-Lewis set for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln film|work=]|author=Shoard, Catherine|date=2010-11-19|accessdate=2010-11-19}}</ref> Filming is expected to begin in the fall of 2011 for release in the fourth quarter of 2012 through Disney’s ] distribution label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/daniel-day-lewis-lincoln-steven-spielberg/|title=Daniel Day-Lewis to Star in Steven Spielberg’s 'Lincoln'|work=]|author=Fischer, Russ|date=2010-11-19}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| * {{IMDb title|0443272|Lincoln}} | |||
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