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18Oct2009

Redford's 'Conspirator' Fills Out Cast, Starts Filming

DateSunday, October 18, 2009 at 2:24AM
The Robert Redford historical drama The Conspirator has already begun filming with an eye on a 2011 release, to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The film stars James McAvoy as a young military attorney assigned to defend Mary Suratt (Robin Wright Penn) and comes to believe she's innocent of plotting to kill Abe Lincoln.

Several notable new cast members have been added this week. First there was Justin Long, which seems like a bad fit, Tom Wilkinson, which does not, English actor Toby Kebbell, Alexis Bledell, Kevin Kline, and now Evan Rachel Wood. There's no word on exactly what characters each will be playing, but in some cases, I'm not sure it matters. For example: You've got Tom Wilkinson.

What's interesting about this project, aside from beating Spielberg's long-stifled Lincoln movie with Liam Neeson into production, is that it comes from the new production house American Film Company. Because it's well-funded, the American Film Company wants to tell historically accurate American stories rather than spinning facts into a more exciting motion picture. To that end, consultants on The Conspirator will including Pulitzer Prize winner James McPherson and Lincoln assassination experts Thomas Turner and Army historian Col. Fred Borch.

It's a great concept, and I applaud the effort. I hope that the stance doesn't get compromised by the need to make money, but at any rate, American is at least off to a good start.

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