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Clint Eastwood's Latest Has a New Title and a Release Date
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As I drink my fourth cup of coffee and contemplate a nap, I look to my right at smiling, dapper Clint Eastwood and desperately want to know his secret to life. Because he's already finished his Nelson Mandela biopic / rugby film, and is probably prepping Hereafter or casting around his desk drawers for another script to film as he casually puts it on the awards path. How do you do it, Clint? How?! According to Variety, Invictus, formerly The Human Factor, will arrive in theaters on December 11, 2009. Starring Matt Damon as rugby player Francois Pienaar, and Morgan Freeman in the daunting role of Mandela, it's based on John Carlin's book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation. It follows Nelson's release from prison, his election as president, the fall of apartheid, and his use of the 1995 Rugby World Cup to heal the nation. Its new title comes from the the William Ernest Henley poem which Nelson has recited often. And while that's a lot of history for one movie, this is also the director who did two WWII movies in one year.
Invictus' release date pits it against the long awaited The Lovely Bones, which is also being groomed for award season. Who will be victorious? Who will fail? Who cares, as long as Eastwood's still in the game, right?
Matt Damon Goes Blond For 'The Human Factor'
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Clint Eastwood's next Oscar contender (you know it will be) The Human Factor has just started shooting in South Africa, and The Bad and the Ugly has the first look. There's nothing too exciting here, except Matt Damon's hair color. As he's playing rugby star Francois Pienaar, captain of the South African rugby team, he's gone a lovely shade of gold.
The film is based on John Carlin's book of the same name, and costars Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela. It takes place during Mandela's first term as president, and centers on his attempt to unify the country with the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Already, people are saying the film will fudge the historical realities, but as it only just started shooting I think we can hold off on making that call just yet.
What I'm kind of amazed at is that Eastwood is fresh off the Gran Torino press junket (it's only just started playing across the Atlantic) and he's already shooting another movie. In South Africa. I'm really embarrassed by this as I get tired just cleaning my house, and Eastwood is what, five times my age? What's his secret? Is he not even laid low by jet lag? I really need to research his living habits. Mine just aren't cutting it.
Check out Damon playing some rugby below the jump.
The film is based on John Carlin's book of the same name, and costars Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela. It takes place during Mandela's first term as president, and centers on his attempt to unify the country with the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Already, people are saying the film will fudge the historical realities, but as it only just started shooting I think we can hold off on making that call just yet.
What I'm kind of amazed at is that Eastwood is fresh off the Gran Torino press junket (it's only just started playing across the Atlantic) and he's already shooting another movie. In South Africa. I'm really embarrassed by this as I get tired just cleaning my house, and Eastwood is what, five times my age? What's his secret? Is he not even laid low by jet lag? I really need to research his living habits. Mine just aren't cutting it.
Check out Damon playing some rugby below the jump.
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