Speaking of Lincoln, now that Spielberg has clarified that his movie will not be used as political fodder we just found out that actor Jackie Earle Haley has joined the production to portray Alexander Stephens.
Source: The Film Stage
If you’ll take yourself back to fifth grade history for a moment, Stephens was Vice President of The Confederate States of America, serving under Jefferson Davis. This association means that his relationship with Lincoln was, as you can probably imagine, a little contentious. As Deadline notes, Stephens’ most famous moment probably came when he made a speech that called slavery the “natural condition of blacks and the cornerstone of the Confederacy.”
Wow. I do not like Alexander Stephens. Either way, Haley looks to be a pretty great casting choice in the role with his ability to portray some pretty evil and low standard men in his career. Hell, he even looks like Alexander Stephens so I’m really liking the casting choices thus far. Also starring Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Strathairn, John Hawkes, Lee Pace, and Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role.
