Mr. Mandela's story gets Hollywood treatment with Morgan in title role - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

waichingliu81 · 07-04-2008, 02:05 PM

By hellomagazine.com hellomagazine.com - 2 hours 29 minutes ago

As the actor with arguably the most natural gravitas in Hollywood, Morgan Freeman has always been a frontrunner for any film about Nelson Mandela. Now the Oscar-winner has announced plans to portray the iconic South African leader in a film set during the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

The Human Factor tells the story of how Mr Mandela - then the country's first black president - used the South Africa-hosted event to heal the racial divide.

"I have known Nelson Mandela personally for some time, and am in awe of his enormous presence," said the veteran actor, who added that it would be a challenge "to suggest his voice and his speech without making a fool of myself".

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Mr. Television · 07-04-2008, 02:42 PM

Clint Eastwood is supposed to be directing it.

waichingliu81 · 07-04-2008, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Clint Eastwood Fan

Clint Eastwood is supposed to be directing it.

is it? i never knew that

Mr. Television · 07-04-2008, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by waichingliu81

is it? i never knew that

Yep. It should be a great movie.

waichingliu81 · 07-04-2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Clint Eastwood Fan

Yep. It should be a great movie.

it should be interesting to see whether or not morgan can pull off a decent south african accent. there were rumours of will smith being lined up to play mandela but that is very unlikely now

07-04-2008, 02:05 PM	#1
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	Mr. Mandela's story gets Hollywood treatment with Morgan in title role By hellomagazine.com hellomagazine.com - 2 hours 29 minutes ago As the actor with arguably the most natural gravitas in Hollywood, Morgan Freeman has always been a frontrunner for any film about Nelson Mandela. Now the Oscar-winner has announced plans to portray the iconic South African leader in a film set during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The Human Factor tells the story of how Mr Mandela - then the country's first black president - used the South Africa-hosted event to heal the racial divide. "I have known Nelson Mandela personally for some time, and am in awe of his enormous presence," said the veteran actor, who added that it would be a challenge "to suggest his voice and his speech without making a fool of myself". http://uk.news.yahoo.com/hello/20080...r-8db94e1.html

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