Jackie Earle Haley Joins Lincoln subsequently

He'll play Alexander StephensYou may think that Steven Spielberg had lengthy since collected all of the talent he must make Lincoln subsequently. But you would be wrong! He's just added Jackie Earle Haley towards the cast. Haley, last seen reinventing Freddy Krueger inside a Nightmare on Elm Street and today at the office on Dark Shadows, continues to be hired to experience Alexander Stephens in Spielberg's large historic pic. Stephens was vice-leader from the Confederate States throughout the Civil War along with a huge opponent of Abraham Lincoln's intends to abolish slavery. So fervent was his belief in the concept that he even gave an infamous speech by which he stated slavery was natural condition of individuals swept up inside it and also the cornerstone from the Confederacy. Charming bloke...Haley joins an ensemble that already includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Area, Tommy Lee Johnson, Frederick Gordon-Levitt, David Strathairn, Walton Goggins, James Spader, Lee Pace and John Hawkes. Working from the script by John Logan and Tony Kushner, Spielberg intends to start shooting the film the following month, ready for release at the end of 2012.