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