Daniel Day-Lewis could be Spielberg’s Lincoln

Are the planets aligning with elements and schedules finally falling into place for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln biopic? Variety says so:

Daniel Day-Lewis will star as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” for DreamWorks. Friday’s announcement was made by Spielberg and Dreamworks co-chairman and CEO Stacey Snider.

“Daniel Day-Lewis would have always been counted as one of the greatest of actors, were he from the silent era, the golden age of film or even some time in cinema’s distant future,” Spielberg said. “I am grateful and inspired that our paths will finally cross with Lincoln.”

Project’s based on the book “Team of Rivals” by Doris Kearns Goodwin with the adaptation by Tony Kushner. Spielberg will produce with Kathleen Kennedy. Story’s focused on the political collision of Lincoln and the powerful men of his cabinet on the road to abolition and the end of the Civil War.

Filming is slated for late 2011 with a tentative release set for peak awards positioning in the fourth quarter of 2012.

(Thanks Bernard & A. J. Roscoe)