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Viewers finally received the first official trailer for HBO Films's Paterno, Al Pacino's long-awaited portrayal of legendary and controversial Penn State football coach Joe Paterno Directed by Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Wag The Dog) and written by Debora Cahn (Homeland, Vinyl) and John C Richards (Sahara, Nurse Betty), the film is set to debut on Saturday, April 7th[...]

Jordan and Michael Shannon are briefly shown in a clip from Fahrenheit 451: "In a terrifying care-free future, a young man, Guy Montag, whose job as a fireman is to burn all books, questions his actions after meeting a young girl…and begins to rebel against society." ●  Al Pacino is highlighted from the film Paterno, centering on the rise[...]

HBO has released the first image of actor Al Pacino as college football coaching legend Joe Paterno The untitled biopic will be directed by Barry Levinson and focus on the winningest coach in college football history whose final years were embroiled in Penn State's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal Paterno passed away shortly after the[...]

Pacino photo by Thomas Schulz, Joe Paterno 2010 Outback Bowl photo HBO's film about Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is in the works once again, with Al Pacino starring as Paterno, and directed by Barry Levinson  As Variety notes, the film logline says, "After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled[...]