As he did in "An ordinary Sunday" in 1999 under the command of Oliver Stone, Al Pacino He will once again play a football coach.
On this occasion the actor will give life to Joe Posnanski "Paternal" a coach of the university soccer league who was active for 61 years as a coach and who died last January at the age of 85.
Joe "Paterno" is a legend in the world of college football Due to his great career and excellent results, he won two national titles, 1982 and 1986 and holds the record for victories with 409.
"Paterno" made the news months before his death when the scandal of his ex-coordinator Jerry Sandusky, which was accused of having abused up to a dozen minors for at least fifteen years. "Paterno" allegedly covered up these abuses. The coach was fired for this scandal three months before his death.
More details about this project are still unknown, such as who will be the filmmaker who will direct it or how it will be focused, what is known is that the protagonist will be played by the famous Oscar winner Al Pacino.
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