First poster for Spielberg's Lincoln

Diffusional · 22 days

Well, the film is starring:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as "Robert Todd Lincoln"
Tommy Lee Jones as "Thaddeus Stevens"
Daniel Day-Lewis as "Abraham Lincoln"
Jarred Harris as "Ulysses S. Grant"
Jackie Earle Haley as "Alexander Stephens"
David Strathairn as "Secretary of State William Seward"

As well as other fairly big names, which you can read in the cast list on IMDb.

A_Polite_Noise · 22 days

I am giddy with anticipation to hear what the rigorously-researched period American accent Mr. Day-Lewis is going to use sounds like.

lionelhutz_attyguy · 22 days

When are we gonna get the first trailer already?

silentnoise · 22 days

Abraham Lincoln actually time traveled to the future and assumed the name Daniel Day Lewis. He then became a famous actor and is now starring in his own biopic.

HonkeyDong · 22 days

I. Free. Your. Slaves.

I free them up!.

srilz60 · 22 days

I can smell the Best Actor nod already...

EasyUK · 22 days

Daniel Day-Lewis is going to rock the shit out of Lincoln, can't wait. The guy is awesome.

we_got_this · 22 days

Hey Blinkin.

tharosbr0 · 22 days

Just give him the oscar already...

PiccoloBB · 22 days

Spoiler

MyBeautifulChocolate · 22 days

EVERYBODY SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT VAMPIRES.

noirie · 22 days

This is the movie I have been waiting for since I read my first Civil War book in 4th grade. I can't help but feel that the stars have aligned on this one and we're due something rather remarkable. Spielberg is back, hopefully, in full on Schindler mode. Day-Lewis is well, Day-Lewis. The supporting cast is one of the best I've ever seen assembled. The screenwriter is terrific (Munich is a favorite of mine) and has some extraordinary source material to pull from.

I know Lincoln is not the perfect president. But that does not keep him from being a fascinating one.

jmoriarty · 22 days

Damn. And if you haven't read Team of Rivals, upon which this is based, I strongly recommend it. Fantastic book, and it can't help but make you wonder what it would be like if someone like Lincoln made it to the White House today.

But to be totally fair, if Stephen Spielberg directed Daniel Day-Lewis in "The Phone Book: M through P" I'd probably go see it.

FUCKED-WITH-A-KNIFE · 22 days

Four score and seven years ago, I believe I just creamed my pants.

He11razor · 22 days

Abraham Lincoln was a good ol' man

He jumped out the window with his dick in his hand

He said excuse me lady

I'm doing my duty

So pull down your pants and give me some booty

sciencefacts · 22 days

I wanna read a fun article about how eccentric d.d..Lewis is on the set while filming. I heard he actually went and had himself birthed in a log cabin amd hasn't broken character since.

lnfam0u5 · 22 days

Can't wait til November! They need to release a trailer ASAP

USS_MichelleBachman · 22 days

The actor playing John Wilkes Booth isn't listed. I wonder if it's going to be Kevin Spacey.

andrewsmith1986 · 22 days

I will watch anything with Daniel day-lewis in it.

luke1014 · 22 days

I can't get excited for this Oscar-bait. Spielberg is too emotionally manipulative in his dramas nowadays. His last 2 films were unwatchable.

theintention · 22 days

It is impossible for Daniel Day Lewis to not look like a boss in anything he does.

keilwerth · 22 days

I would have thought that WT Sherman would have had a spot in the movie. He practically handed Lincoln the election in 1864 when he took Atlanta in July of that year.

Also, he and US Grant were quite influential to one another.

Probably one of my favorite quotes:

"General Grant is a great general. I know him well. He stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk; and now, sir, we stand by each other always."

donmakaveli7 · 22 days

I really would have liked to see Liam Neeson in this role.

k1ncbe0 · 22 days

Daniel Day-Lewis' beard: early favorite for best actor

smasherella · 22 days

Dat Face

unlurkftw · 22 days

I hope this movie covers that while the outcome of Lincoln's policies was ending the evil institution that is slavery, in the process he suspended habeus corpus, censored the press, instituted martial law, oversaw "total war" scorched earth policies and pretty much pulled some legal shit that makes Dick Cheney look like he worshipped civil liberties.

I often wonder if there was an alternative way to end slavery without the civil war and to have ended it without leaving segregation in its wake. Maybe it wasn't possible and ultimately Lincoln did win the war and free the slaves - and in this case the ends did justify the means but we should nonetheless be critical of our past leaders.

fishfishmonkeyhat · 22 days

Seems a little too early for a reboot...

karltee · 22 days

Can't wait to see DDL portray Lincoln. I hope no one ruins the ending for me.

winethief · 22 days

Ahhh Daniel Day-Lewis. In my opinion, he is the greatest actor of my generation.

TaffyRaphie · 22 days

As far as I'm concerned, the only man who could stop PSH or Joaquin Phoenix from winning best actor.

InDenialRedditor · 22 days

Spoiler: Lincoln dies.

Cerblu · 22 days

Will he have the Lincoln mole?

If I know Day-Lewis's attention to authenticity, he'll have that mole grafted onto his face.

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