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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 1056299" data-attributes="member: 1246">5 fascinating facts about Spielberg&#039;s historical drama.......&nbsp;*&nbsp; Star Daniel Day-Lewis took a year to get into character&nbsp;&nbsp; and remained so immersed in the role that he signedoff as &quot;A&quot; on text messages to co-star Sally Field.&nbsp;*&nbsp; Actor Liam Neeson was Spielberg&#039;s first choice toplay Lincoln, but as years of preproduction dragged on,Neeson bowed out saying he&#039;d become too old for thepart. &quot;I&#039;m past my &#039;sell-by&#039; date&quot;, he said.&nbsp;*&nbsp; Oscar winner Field had to plead with Spielberg to keep her role as first lady after Neeson quit because he thoughtshe was too old for the part opposite 11-years younger Daniel.&nbsp;*&nbsp; The movie uses Lincoln&#039;s real pocket watch. The sounddesigner found Abe&#039;s watch - still ticking like a Timex - andrecorded it for use in the picture.&nbsp;*&nbsp; Screenwriter Tony Kushner took nearly 5 years to completethe script - one year longer than the Civil War.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 1056299, member: 1246"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]5 fascinating facts about Spielberg's historical drama.......[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]* Star Daniel Day-Lewis took a year to get into character[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2] and remained so immersed in the role that he signed[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]off as "A" on text messages to co-star Sally Field.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]* Actor Liam Neeson was Spielberg's first choice to[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]play Lincoln, but as years of preproduction dragged on,[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]Neeson bowed out saying he'd become too old for the[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]part. "I'm past my 'sell-by' date", he said.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]* Oscar winner Field had to plead with Spielberg to keep [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]her role as first lady after Neeson quit because he thought[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]she was too old for the part opposite 11-years younger Daniel.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]* The movie uses Lincoln's real pocket watch. The sound[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]designer found Abe's watch - still ticking like a Timex - and[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]recorded it for use in the picture.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]* Screenwriter Tony Kushner took nearly 5 years to complete[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]the script - one year longer than the Civil War.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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