Maguire to Play Jack Greenberg in Film
Posted on: Tuesday, 22 July 2008, 12:00 CDT
Hollywood actor Tobey Maguire reportedly is attached to play civil-rights attorney Jack Greenberg in The Crusaders, a movie based on Greenberg's memoirs.
Best known for his portrayal of the title character in the Spider-Man trilogy, Maguire has also starred in the films Pleasantville, The Ice Storm, Seabiscuit and The Cider House Rules.
Variety.com said Maguire is to play Greenberg in The Crusaders, which is to be directed by Gary Ross and to be written by Danny Strong, based on Greenberg's memoirs, Crusaders in the Courts.
Maguire will play Greenberg when he was a recent law-school graduate who fought alongside NAACP Legal Defense Fund head -- and future Supreme Court Justice -- Thurgood Marshall to win the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court case that made segregation in U.S. schools illegal, Variety.com said.
Ross and Maguire previously collaborated on Pleasantville and Seabiscuit.
A former assistant to Ross, Strong wrote the Emmy nominated HBO film, Recount. He also played the recurring role of Jonathan on the iconic TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Source: United Press International
"Great Raid" strikes patriotic note at time of war
New film strikes patriotic note as US fights wars
"Mommie" DVD shows evolution into camp
Review: Five Talented Actresses Handle 'Hot Flashes' With Humor, Insights
Local Show Looks at War in Iraq As Soldiers See It: The Program Will Air Three Times on Cable-Access Channels.
Sci Fi's `Tin Man' is a Darker Take on `Oz'
Ex-Omahan is on TV Tonight
Travelin' Band: Students Aim for China and Their Dreams
Tob'Seabiscuit' Team Reuniting on 'Crusaders'
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds