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Robert de Niro to Play Vince Lombardi in NFL Movie

Popcultnews | Attention all De Niro and sports fans alike, The Hollywood Reporter announced today (Tuesday, March 9) that Robert de Niro has been chosen to play the sports legend and Green Bay Packers coach, Vince Lombardi in a movie set to start production soon by ...

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US Presswire/AP PhotoLegendary coach Vince Lombardi will be portrayed by Robert De Niro. Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro is attached to play legendary coach Vince Lombardi in the theatrical motion picture "Lombardi" being developed by ESPN Films, Andell Entertainment and the NFL. Additionally, Academy Award-winning screenwriter Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, The Good Shepherd) has come on board the project, which will chronicle Lombardi during the years he transformed the Green Bay Packers from the worst team in the National Football League into five-time NFL champions. "Having an icon portray an icon on film is amazing," said Ron Semiao, senior vice president of ESPN Films, "and with a writer as talented as Eric working on the script, the results could be magical for NFL fans.
US Presswire/AP PhotoLegendary coach Vince Lombardi will be portrayed by Robert De Niro. Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro is attached to play legendary coach Vince Lombardi in the theatrical motion picture "Lombardi" being developed by ESPN Films, Andell Entertainment and the NFL. Additionally, Academy Award-winning screenwriter Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, The Good Shepherd) has come on board the project, which will chronicle Lombardi during the years he transformed the Green Bay Packers from the worst team in the National Football League into five-time NFL champions. "Having an icon portray an icon on film is amazing," said Ron Semiao, senior vice president of ESPN Films, "and with a writer as talented as Eric working on the script, the results could be magical for NFL fans.... Open »
Photograph of Vince Lombardi by Nate Fine/NFL. Photograph of Robert De Niro from PatrickMcMullan.com. Every great sports movie can be boiled down to its memorable quotes. Quick, what’s that one line from Field of Dreams? Or A League of Their Own? Or Jerry Maguire? See? So when I heard the news that Robert De Niro will play legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, I began to wonder whether the biopic may become the greatest sports movie ever. You see, Lombardi may be the most prolific generator of rousing quotes since Winston Churchill. Think Yogi Berra with a brain.
Photograph of Vince Lombardi by Nate Fine/NFL. Photograph of Robert De Niro from PatrickMcMullan.com. Every great sports movie can be boiled down to its memorable quotes. Quick, what’s that one line from Field of Dreams? Or A League of Their Own? Or Jerry Maguire? See? So when I heard the news that Robert De Niro will play legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, I began to wonder whether the biopic may become the greatest sports movie ever. You see, Lombardi may be the most prolific generator of rousing quotes since Winston Churchill. Think Yogi Berra with a brain.... Open »
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