Neeson says he's too old to play Lincoln (DS)
By Nancy Tartaglione
Liam Neeson has dropped out of Steven Spielberg's planned Abraham Lincoln biopic. Digital Spy reports that the actor, speaking to the UK's GMTV, claimed he is too old to play the 16th president.
Neeson, who starred for Spielberg as Oskar Schindler in the Oscar-winning "Schindler's List," had been attached to the film since 2005.
"I'm not actually playing Lincoln now. I was attached to it for a while, but it's now I'm past my sell-by date," Neeson said.
He will, however, play President Lyndon B. Johnson in Lee Daniels' civil rights drama "Selma."
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