Neeson too old for Lincoln role

Liam Neeson is too old to play Abraham Lincoln.

Mon, 02 Aug, 2010 - 12:25

Liam Neeson is too old to play Abraham Lincoln.

The ‘A-Team’ star had been attached for several years to portray the former US president – who was assassinated in 1865 – in a Steven Spielberg-directed biopic but has now admitted he is no longer involved in the project.

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