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‘Invictus’: Nelson Mandela , ex-president of South Africa, favored Morgan Freeman to star in film 15 years ago

The Oklahoman - Thu Dec 10, 7:07 pm ET

LOS ANGELES — When Nelson Mandela , former president of South Africa, handpicked Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman to play him on film, the hard work began. Nearly 15 years passed before Freeman finally played Mandela in Clint Eastwood ’s "Invictus,” and the most daunting issue was also the most central: how to capture the essence of a Nobel laureate and lasting symbol of peace.The earliest ...

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Clint Eastwood 's 'Invictus' is a predictable pleasure
St. Petersburg Times - Thu Dec 10, 4:53 pm ET
In Invictus, director Clint Eastwood elicits fine performances from Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon , but can we ever really doubt the outcome?
Obama: Others "More Deserving" of Nobel
CBS News - Thu Dec 10, 8:00 am ET
In Oslo for Award Ceremony, President Acknowledges Irony of Accepting Prize as he Ramps Up Afghan War
New this week in theaters
The Myrtle Beach Sun News - Thu Dec 10, 9:12 pm ET
New This Week:
Obama's Nobel speech will note irony of peace prize in wartime
The Durango Herald - Fri Dec 11, 1:31 am ET
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is accepting the world's best-known peace award as a wartime president, an incongruity that he will directly speak to when he receives the Nobel Peace Prize today, White House officials say.
Obama prepares to accept Nobel Peace Prize
UPI - Thu Dec 10, 7:33 am ET
OSLO, Norway, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Oslo, Norway, Thursday to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, the third sitting U.S. president to be so honored.
Obama Nobel Speech to Address Peace in Time of War (Update2)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 10, 7:21 am ET
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will accept his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo today with a speech that will focus largely on war. Obama, 48, receives the honor as a national leader presiding over one war he is seeking to end and another he is escalating.
Capsule reviews: `Invictus' and others
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 8:04 pm ET
Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
Obama Nobel Speech to Address Peace in Time of War (Correct)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 10, 7:09 am ET
(Corrects spelling of Mother Teresa seventh paragraph.) Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will accept his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, later today with a speech that will focus largely on war.
Obama to note irony of peace prize in wartime
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 7:54 pm ET
President Barack Obama is accepting the world's best-known peace award as a wartime president, an incongruity that he will directly speak to when he receives the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, White House officials say.
Invictus (2009)
New York Times - Thu Dec 10, 5:53 pm ET
Morgan Freeman plays Nelson Mandela in “Invictus,” Clint Eastwood’s new film.
Invictus: A triumph without treacle
Denver Post - 1 hour 57 minutes ago
In "Invictus," Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon portray Nelson Mandela, president of South Africa, and Francois Pienaar, captain of the rugby team the Springboks. In 1995, South Africa was to play host to the rugby World Cup final. Recently elected, Mandela saw in the Springboks a chance to unite the country.
'Invictus' hero recalls day Mandela transformed South Africa
CNN - Thu Dec 10, 8:35 am ET
Francois Pienaar was the "big blonde son of apartheid," a white South African who grew up dreaming of glory on the rugby field.
Obama hails pacifism, defends use of force
The Oshkosh Northwestern - 5 minutes ago
President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday with a mix of humility and defiance to answer critics who said he won the prestigious prize too soon and questioned whether it was deserved.
Eastwood continues streak with 'Invictus'
Reno Gazette-Journal - 48 minutes ago
'Invictus' is a sports film that is more about what's happening in the stands than on the playing field.
Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize, says war sometimes necessary
The Vacaville Reporter - 1 hour 22 minutes ago
OSLO -- Newly enshrined among the world's great peacemakers, President Barack Obama offered a striking defense of war.