Jackie Earle Haley Joins 'Lincoln'
Wed, September 21, 2011 
Looks like Steven Spielberg's long in-development film about Abraham Lincoln is finally coming around.
After not hearing much about it for a while (well at least I haven't), news comes today that Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen, A Nightmare on Elm Street), has joined the cast, playing Alexander Stephens. For those who aren't history buffs, Stephens was basically the anti-Lincoln, a strong nemesis of freeing slaves while serving as the Vice President of the Confederate states.
Haley joins a cast which already includes Daniel Day-Lewis playing the title role, Sally Field as Mary Todd (Lincoln's wife), Tommy Lee Jones as Republican congressman Thaddeus Stephens, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Lincoln's son, Robert Todd.
The cast also includes many notable names including Hal Holbrook, James Spader, John Hawkes, Tim Blake Nelson, Bruce McGill and Joseph Cross.
Filming is set to begin this fall for a late 2012 release date.
Source: Deadline
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