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joeybee12

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Thu Jan 17, 2013, 06:18 PM Jan 2013

Al Pacino to portray Joe Paterno

LOS ANGELES -- Al Pacino will play Joe Paterno in a movie about the late Penn State football coach.

Producer Edward R. Pressman confirms Brian De Palma will direct "Happy Valley," the tentative title of the film, based on Joe Posnanski's best-seller "Paterno."

"'Happy Valley' reunites the 'Scarface' and 'Carlito's Way' team of De Palma and Pacino for the third time and I can't think of a better duo to tell this story of a complex, intensely righteous man who was brought down by his own tragic flaw," Pressman said in a statement. No start or release dates were given for the film.

While Pressman said the plot remains "under wraps," Posnanski's book followed Paterno's final years, as the winningest coach in college football history saw his career end in disgrace in 2011 with the sex abuse scandal involving assistant Jerry Sandusky.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8854348/actor-al-pacino-play-former-penn-state-coach-joe-paterno-upcoming-movie

Even if the movie is accurate and portray Joe for the scumbucket he was, I'll still wait for the video

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Al Pacino to portray Joe Paterno (Original Post) joeybee12 Jan 2013 OP
Who will be portraying Sandusky?? madinmaryland Jan 2013 #1
Brian Dennehy comes to mind... joeybee12 Jan 2013 #2
how about Mel Brooks? seriously charlie and algernon Jan 2013 #3
Bill Fagerbakke Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #5
Dauber?? WTF???? Dauber was not a pedophile!! madinmaryland Jan 2013 #6
Who's Dauber? I know him as Patrick Star Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #7
Fagerbakke has appeared on television in roles such as assistant coach "Dauber" Dybinski on Coach. madinmaryland Jan 2013 #8
He would be perfect then. Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #9
Dauber is the one in the middle. madinmaryland Jan 2013 #10
Could have Oscar potential. bluedigger Jan 2013 #4
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