Steven Spielberg Casually Foreshadows Lincoln-Movie Smackdown

Steven Spielberg surprised much of Hollywood recently, choosing to follow his Tintin film with a reimagining of Harvey as opposed to his long-idling Abraham Lincoln biopic. The concern worsened after Robert Redford announced his own Lincoln-related project. But fear not: Variety's oracle of abstract mega-director bromides, Peter Bart, has passed along his latest transmission from the DreamWorks otherworld, and it sounds promising! "We are very happy that Redford will be doing this Lincoln movie," Spielberg communicated. "It is completely different from what our DreamWorks Lincoln movie will be, and we believe that it will add to the commercial potential of our film. Lincoln as a subject is inexhaustible." You know what this means: Revive your casting rumors starting now. [Variety]