The film, simply titled paterno, will star acadamey award winning actor and legend al. Paterno was the first coach with the distinction of having won each of the four major bowls rose, orange, fiesta, and sugar as well as the cotton bowl classic, at least once. In researching the happy valley true story, we learned that joe posnanski, author of the book on which the movie is based, had unrestricted access to coach paterno, his family, and his papers during the year that the penn. As much as paterno is a fictional recreation of real events, the socalled biopic had a few glaring errors that penn state fans could easily pick out.
This account of events around the coachs firing at penn state in the wake of the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal is taken. Paterno is a more distinctivelooking movie than a lot of these hbo biopics, though, again, it isnt really a biopic. Six weeks before it is set to premiere, hbo has released the full trailer for its film paterno about the penn state jerry sandusky child abuse scandal starring al pacino. Hbo will bring the entire joe paterno and penn state scandal to the small screen this upcoming spring. A previous version of this article stated that joe paterno was stripped of his 409th win as part of the ncaas. With al pacino, kathy baker, kenneth maharaj, michael mastro. Does the movie have the support of the paterno family. Penn state student reaction to hbo paterno movie youtube.
Unimagined chaos would shortly engulf joe paterno, a storm presaged in the ominous symbols that mark the opening moments to director barry levinsons. Hbo releases extended trailer for joe paterno movie. Riley keough, kathy baker, greg grunberg and annie parisse also star. Thin supporting characters, the strange structural choices and the still. Director barry levinson and cast al pacino and riley keough go behind the scenes to discuss the upcoming movie, paterno.
But what was on cahns mind was donald trumps locker room talk excuse for his access hollywood livemic sexual assault confession, since many of sanduskys crimes took place in the locker. Paterno, starring al pacino, airs on saturday, april 7, on hbo. The hbo movie regarding joe paterno is a fictionalized portrayal of the tragic events surrounding jerry sanduskys crimes. But as the title character in the hbo movie paterno, the actor barely speaks, and when he does its in monosyllables, with tiny shrugs and eyes fixed on the ground. Hbo joe paterno movie gets green light with al pacino, barry levinson deadline. Riley keough to costar in hbos joe paterno movie about penn state scandal. Hbo joe paterno movie gets green light with al pacino. Atsushi nishijima hbo one of the best saturday night live bits last year was a fake commercial for an ivanka trump fragrance called complicit. In hbos paterno, al pacino plays joe paterno, the famed football.
Because the movie was filmed on set rather than on penn states campus, it required recreations of classic sights like beaver stadium and the joe paterno statue. Despite paternos ambiguities, al pacino is an effective. Pennlive talks to penn state students on april 4, 2018, to get their reaction to hbo s paterno movie. Kathy baker and al pacino as sue and joe paterno in a scene from hbo s paterno, which premieres april 7. Paterno is a 2018 american television drama film directed by barry levinson. Paterno tv movie 2018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He holds the ncaa record for total bowl appearances with 37. Al pacino as disgraced head coach joe paterno in paterno. In hbo s paterno, director barry levinson tells the story of the penn state pedophile scandal in which assistant coach jerry sandusky was charged with a pattern of child molestation that stretched over 15 years and its effect on joe paterno, the winningest head football coach in ncaa history.
Paterno marks levinson and pacinos third collaboration on an hbo movie about complicated and vain men who find themselves colliding into a. Paterno fails to get to the heart of the penn state scandal by centering on the ambiguity of joe paterno s role, hbo s drama avoids confronting the real horrors of the jerry sandusky. Hbos movie about joe paternos penn state downfall is. The film centers on joe paterno, who after becoming the most successful coach in college football history, is embroiled in penn states jerry sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions of institutional failure regarding the victims. A legend crumbles in hbos paterno the boston globe. Hbos film on joe paterno is a tragedy, not a documentary. Hbos film on joe paterno is a tragedy, not a documentary the. Hbo releases full trailer for paterno movie, announces. The film centers on joe paterno, who, after becoming the winningest coach in college football history, is embroiled. Paterno is a brilliantly nuanced depiction of the sandusky scandal from the perspective of joe paterno. The hbo movie regarding joe paterno is a fictionalized portrayal of the tragic events surrounding jerry sandusky s crimes. The film centers on joe paterno, who after becoming the most successful coach in college football history. Hbo s paterno is a dramatization of the reallife collapse of joe paterno s professional world in the wake of the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Al pacino stars as penn state football coach joe paterno in the aftermath of the jerry sandusky sexualabuse scandal.
In embracing the ambiguity surrounding joe paterno, hbos drama. In this image released by hbo, kathy baker, left, and al pacino portray sue and joe paterno in a scene from paterno, a film about the late penn state football coach. Al pacino to play joe paterno in hbo movie about sandusky. Hbo paterno movie reveals complex truth about scandal that brought down penn state coach. Paterno holds an official ncaa total of 18 bowl victories. While i have not seen the film, i have read more than enough about. Hbo announced the release date april 7 for its upcoming film about late penn state coach joe paterno. Paterno fails to get to the heart of the penn state. After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, paterno s legacy is challenged and he is forced to face questions of institutional failure in regard to the victims. The question isnt just what he knew, its what he did about it tca. Paterno director explains that anthony scaramucci exec. Paterno fails to get to the heart of the penn state scandal sports.
It stars al pacino as former penn state football coach joe paterno, and his career leading up to his dismissal following the universitys child sex abuse scandal in 2011. Al pacino stars in hbos paterno, a tragedy without a hero. The outlaw johnny black official trailer 2018 michael jai white comedy movie hd duration. The octogenarian in a hospital gown, limping lost and befuddled down a hospital corridor at the start of hbo s paterno couldnt have known his life and reputation were about to change forever. The movie s trailer leads some fans to believe it wont portray joe paterno in. First image of al pacino in hbos happy valley joe paterno. Ganim, now a cnn correspondent based in washington, was a consultant on the film. Numerous scenes, events and dialogue bear no resemblance to what. The hbo joe paterno movie is based on joe posnanskis book paterno. Hbos reckless joe paterno movie blasted by 300 penn.
Legendary actor al pacino plays legendary penn state football head coach joe paterno in the new hbo movie paterno, which premieres saturday, april 7, at 8 p. He had a bowl record of 24 wins, 12 losses, and 1 tie following a defeat in the 2011 outback bowl. The hbo movie directed by barry levinson debuts april 7. Hbo had first wanted to do a paterno movie with pacino in 2012 and began actively moving forward in 2014. Hbos movie about joe paternos penn state downfall is weirdly. Hbo joe paterno movie reveals truth about penn state scandal. In this image released by hbo, al pacino portrays joe paterno in a scene from paterno, a film about the late penn state football coach. Numerous scenes, events, and dialogue bear no resemblance to what actually transpired. The oscar winner is set to play late college football legend joe paterno in a currently untitled hbo movie. In hbo s paterno, al pacino plays joe paterno, the famed football coach at penn state whose career and reputation were undone by a sexual abuse scandal involving an assistant coach.
Paterno centers around joe paterno in the aftermath of the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The hbo movie regarding joe paterno is a fictionalized portrayal of the tragic events surrounding jerry sanduskys crimes, the family said. Hbos paterno movie is a fairytale based on a media. Its very much still a debated topic in the penn state community, paterno. Hbo, you made the conscious decision to offer us a product that is half as good in quality as it could be. Those underappreciated films the humbling barely got released. And with the release date came an extended trailer for the project, which stars. Al pacino is tackling the penn state sex abuse scandal headon. Paternos screenwriter talked to buzzfeed news about how the hbo movie examines the complicity of good people who make terrible. It stars al pacino as former penn state football coach joe paterno, and his.
Hbo s paterno movie is a fairytale based on a mediacreated myth. Paterno, a biopic of former penn state coach joe paterno, will debut on hbo this spring with academy awardwinning actor al pacino portraying the title character. The film centers on joe paterno, who, after becoming the winningest coach in. The movie actually has joe s wife asking him questions about this game. The film centers on joe paterno, who, after becoming. Al pacino, riley keough, and director barry levinson explain the mindset. Atsushi nishijima hbo born december 21, 1926, in brooklyn, new york, joseph paterno became assistant coach at penn state after. Barry levinson says the movie, which explores the final few weeks of former penn state coach joe paterno s life, during the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal, reflected the highest and lowest. Paterno centers on penn states joe paterno played by al pacino in the aftermath of the jerry sandusky sexual abuse scandal. Barry levinson is set to direct and executive produce the movie, reuniting with pacino and hbo.