大导演斯皮尔伯格明年拍林肯传记片

Since the project has been gestating for years now, it wasn't much of a surprise when we learned that Liam Neeson was no longer attached to Steven Spielberg's biopic of Abraham Lincoln, the iconic 16th President of the United States. Before his departure from the project was official though, Spielberg assured us that his take on the president's life was still on the way. Since then we've heard that the director would next tackle an adaptation of the forthcoming sci-fi book Robopocalypse, but a press release from DreamWorks pegs Spielberg as directing the biopic in the fall of 2011 and reveals that the stellar Daniel Day-Lewis will play Abraham Lincoln. Brilliant!

大导演史蒂芬-斯皮尔伯格在多年以前便透露了想要拍摄美国第十六任总统——亚伯拉罕-林肯传记片的想法，目前的最新消息是，演员连姆-尼森已不在导演的考虑范围之内，尽管主演没了着落，而又有消息称导演的下一步作品将是科幻小说改编电影《机器人启示录》，但《林肯》这个计划依旧还在史蒂芬的日程表之上，日前，梦工厂对外宣布由斯皮尔伯格坐镇指导的林肯传记片将于2011年秋季开拍，而男主角也终于尘埃落定，奥斯卡影帝丹尼尔-戴-刘易斯将在大银幕上塑造这位家喻户晓的历史人物。

Today Spielberg announced the news himself with Stacey Snider, Co-Chairman and CEO of DreamWorks. The director said, “Daniel Day-Lewis would have always been counted as one of the greatest of actors, were he from the silent era, the golden age of film or even some time in cinema's distant future. I am grateful and inspired that our paths will finally cross with Lincoln." Snider followed by saying, "Throughout his career, he has been exceptionally selective in his choice of material which makes us feel even more fortunate that he has chosen to join with us for Lincoln." Now that they've snagged Daniel Day-Lewis, apparently they're planning to release the film late in 2012 (likely around awards season).

If you don't recall, the biopic will be adapted from the historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's book Team of Rivals, with Oscar nominated writer Tony Kushner (who wrote Munich for Spielberg) behind the script. The film is said to focus on he political collision of Lincoln and the powerful men of his cabinet on the road to abolition and the end of the Civil War. This is quite a historical time for the United States and this will be the first time such a massive film will focus solely on the life of Abraham Lincoln. Daniel Day-Lewis is inspired casting for the Honest Abe, so I'm hoping this project really does get off the ground next year. How about you?

史蒂芬-斯皮尔伯格在透露这个计划的同时，这样评价道刘易斯：“无论是在默片时期，黄金时代或是电影的未来，丹尼尔-戴-刘易斯都会被认为最伟大的演员之一。我非常的庆幸拍摄林肯的计划终于有了明确的方向。”梦工厂的CEO斯黛西-斯耐德称：“一向以选片少而精著称的丹尼尔能参与我们的影片，这让我们被感幸运。”

据称，影片将于2012年下半年上映（选择得奖季意图明显），电影改编自作家多丽丝-卡恩斯-古德温的著作，由史蒂芬的老搭档托尼-库什纳撰写剧本。