Morgan Freeman has taken on the huge task of playing Nelson Mandela in the new film "With Him" directed by his partner in award winning "Million Dollar Baby."
The film is based on the book, The Human Factor: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed the World’, whilst the script for the film has been penned by Anthony Peckham.
The film will follow Mandela in his first term of President of South Africa as he attempted to phase out the mistrust and hatred between black and white by using the hosting of the Rugby World Cup in 1993.
Freeman has already had words with Mandela about the project and it sounds like he couldn’t be happier:
"I have known Nelson Mandela personally for quite some time, and am continually in awe of his enormous presence in the world," Freeman said. "The opportunity to portray him in this film is a great honour."
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