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Al Pacino Will Play Joe Paterno
By Kyle Scott
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HOOAH. SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND. TWO MILLION? I WAS CARRYING THAT AROUND IN RED INK BEFORE YOU EVEN SHOWED UP. LOOK AROUND, EVERYTHING YOU SEE IS SMOKE AND MIRRORS. I GOT THREE MORTGAGES ON THIS HOUSE. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? I’M GAMBLING AGAIN!
Those are some of Al Pacino’s best quotes, the latter coming from the best bad movie of all-time, Two For The Money.
In his next project, Pacino may be famous… for saying nothing.
He’ll play Joe Paterno in an upcoming HBO movie. From Philly.com:
An upcoming HBO film will relive the drama, tragedy, and outrage of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, with one of the world’s most famous actors playing a lead role.
Al Pacino will portray former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno as he finds himself embroiled in a scandal that rocked the university and made international headlines, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
This isn’t surprising. Reports that Pacino would play Paterno first surfaced in 2012, when the concept was be shopped around. Somehow, Pacino now looks worse than Paterno.
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.