Al Pacino Joe Paterno

September 7th, 2012

Al Pacino is reportedly attached to a project in which he’d portray Joe Paterno, the iconic Penn State football coach who died last January, shortly after his career ended in disgrace when it was determined he had helped cover up longtime defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky’s serial rape of children.

The movie would be based on “Paterno,” the just-released and controversial biography by sportswriter Joe Posnanski.

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July 27th, 2011

Joe Pesci is suing the producers of a movie about the Gotti mob family, alleging they cut down his role and paycheck after using him to attract investors.

The actor filed a lawsuit against Fiore Films, the company behind ‘Gotti: In The Shadow Of My Father,’ for the $3 million he claims to have been originally promised to play John Gotti, Sr.’s friend and enforcer, Angelo Ruggiero.

According to Pesci, who says he gained 30 pounds for the part, he’s now being offered only $1 million and a lesser role.

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July 8th, 2011

Adam Sandler stars as a man and his twin sister in ‘Jack and Jill,’ a movie that looks every bit as goofy as it sounds.

Katie Holmes plays (male) Sandler’s wife, while Al Pacino – yes, Al Pacino – plays (female) Sandler’s love interest.

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May 10th, 2011

Al Pacino has joined John Travolta, Kelly Preston and Lindsay Lohan in ‘Gotti: Three Generations.’

The Godfather himself will portray longtime Mafia consigliere Neil Dellacroce in the film.

“Dellacroce’s the person who kind of brings John Gotti up through the ranks,” explains producer Marc Fiore.

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January 25th, 2011

“Al Pacino-Katie Holmes ‘The Son of No One’ Bombs, Prompts Walkouts,” reads the headline of a piece by The Hollywood Reporter. According to the article, “Son of No One,” which stars Al Pacino, Channing Tatum, Ray Liotta, Juliette Binoche and Katie Holmes, was poorly received and a number of the film’s potential buyers walked out “well before the end credits.” Really?

Al Pacino Arbitrage Degrassi: The Next Generation Drake Eva Green Nicholas Jarecki Susan Sarandon

January 22nd, 2011

Drake is reportedly in talks to join the financial thriller ‘Arbitrage.’

The film, directed by Nicholas Jarecki, follows a hedge fund titan in the middle of major fraud and intrigue.

Susan Sarandon and Eva Green are expected to be part of the cast.

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November 3rd, 2010

In today’s lineup, Brad Pitt gets tough, Kiefer Sutherland and Chris Noth get together, and “Dancing with the Stars” gets rid of another celeb.

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May 27th, 2010

For close to a year now, a number of top celebrities have been mentioned for the possible lead in Martin Scorsese’s biopic about Frank Sinatra.

Among the names thrown out in the past were Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp and George Clooney.

But now, according to reports everywhere, including one picked up by MTV, Scorsese is “on record as saying that he’d like Al Pacino for the Sinatra role and Robert De Niro for the crooner’s longtime collaborator, Dean Martin.” So, is it going to happen?