Sep 07

Al Pacino to Play Joe Paterno in New Movie on PSU Scandal

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[Deadline] EXCLUSIVE: ICM Partners next week will be taking a package for a movie about fallen legend Penn State football head coach Joe Paterno, with Al Pacino attached to play the man called Papa Joe by most student at Happy Valley. The package will be build around Joe Posnanski’s biography Paterno, which is now atop The New York Times Bestseller List in its second week. Pacino’s manager, Rick Nicita, will produce. Full Story

Just got an email that Al Pacino is going to play Joe Paterno in a movie about the Sandusky scandal.

September 7, 2012 6:03 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite

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Alright, Al is a great actor and great choice for the part, but no where near as cute as Joe. Al looks like he covered up child sex abuse for years, and Joe looks like a harmless aging worldly-renowned actor.

Too soon?

 

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4 comments on “Al Pacino to Play Joe Paterno in New Movie on PSU Scandal”

1. Marie on September 7, 2012 at 6:49 pm said:

   Way too soon and the wounds are still fresh. Dislike!

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2. John on September 7, 2012 at 7:11 pm said:

   It’s not Papa Joe, it’s JoePa. Geez.

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3. Anonymous on September 7, 2012 at 7:29 pm said:

   Anyone else see that they think we called him “Papa Joe?” I never heard that one. hahaha

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4. Titus on September 7, 2012 at 7:44 pm said:

   steve martin as sanduski

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