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New trailer for Paterno starring Al Pacino as the disgraced football coach

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HBO has released a new trailer for Barry Levinson’s upcoming drama Paterno along with a premiere date announcement of April 7th. The film stars Al Pacino as disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno alongside Annie Parisse, Riley Keough, Kathy Baker, and Greg Grunberg; watch it below… After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Paterno’s legacy is challenged […]

First teaser trailer for Paterno starring Al Pacino

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HBO has debuted a teaser trailer for its upcoming drama Paterno. Directed by Barry Levinson, the film stars Al Pacino as disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno alongside Annie Parisse, Riley Keough, Kathy Baker, and Greg Grunberg; watch it here… After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Paterno’s legacy is challenged and he is forced […]

Quentin Tarantino wants Al Pacino for his new movie

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Following hot on the heels of the news that Leonardo DiCaprio has signed on to star in Quentin Tarantino’s new movie, we now have word that the filmmaker is eyeing another Oscar-winning star. According to Variety, Tarantino is courting Al Pacino for an as-yet-unspecified role in the movie, which is going by the working title […]

Movie Review – The Pirates of Somalia (2017)

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The Pirates of Somalia, 2017. Written and Directed by Bryan Buckley. Starring Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Melanie Griffith, Russell Posner, Mohamed Mohamud Hossein, Mohamed Abdikadir, Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Abdi Sidow Farah, Mohamed Osmail Ibrahim, Sabrina Hassan, Mohamed Barre, and Al Pacino SYNOPSIS: In 2008, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur forms a half-baked plan to embed himself among […]

Trailer for The Pirates of Somalia starring Evan Peters, Al Pacino, Barkhad Abdi and Melanie Griffith

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Ahead of its release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Bryan Buckley’s upcoming drama The Pirates of Somalia. The film is based on the memoirs of Jay Bahadur (played by Evan Peters), and tells the story of the journalists experiences living amongst pirates in Somalia and also stars Al Pacino, […]

Al Pacino and Robert De Niro were considered for Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs

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Anthony Hopkins had competition for the role of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, with both Al Pacino and Robert De Niro also considered. The Silence of the Lambs remains a classic to this day and one of the most iconic thriller’s Hollywood has ever produced. And while it seemed difficult to see anyone else […]

First trailer for Hangman starring Al Pacino, Karl Urban and Brittany Snow

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A trailer and poster have been released for the upcoming crime thriller Hangman. Directed by Johnny Martin, the film stars Al Pacino, Karl Urban, and Brittany Snow; check them out here… “Decorated homicide detective Ray Archer (Al Pacino) and his partner, criminal profiler Will Ruiney, (Karl Urban) are tasked to catch one of the city’s […]

Annie Parisse joins Al Pacino in HBO’s Joe Paterno film

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Vinyl actress Annie Parisse is set to make a return to HBO for the as-yet-untitled film about Joe Paterno and the Penn State sexual abuse scandal. Directed by Barry Levinson, the film sees legendary football coach Joe Paterno (Al Pacino), who is considered to be the most successful coach in college football history, embroiled in Penn State’s Jerry Sandusky […]

Martin Scorsese casts Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and Bobby Cannavale in The Irishman

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Martin Scorsese has cast some names that are quite familiar to fans of his movies in his upcoming film The Irishman for Netflix, with Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and Bobby Cannavale set to join Robert De Niro and Al Pacino (though the latter’s deal is still being finalized). It was reported a couple months ago that Pesci was being […]