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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Confidence Is Contagious


Robert De Niro is poised to play legendary football coach Vince Lombardi in an ESPN produced biopic says ESPN.com.

Eric Roth will write "Lombardi" which follows the coach during the period starting in 1959 when he took over the Green Bay Packers.and changed them from the worst team to five-time champions.

The film also deals with the rivalry between Lombardi and legendary Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry. The film is currently aiming for an early 2012 release.

De Niro's producing partner Jane Rosenthal, "“We’ve had an extraordinary relationship with Espn for five years through the Tribeca Film Festival, and now we’re able to extend that association into production"

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